The Way
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Jesus Christ…The Way We Are To Live

Jesus Christ is both the way to heaven/ salvation AND he is also the way we should go.

The Way We Should Go

What does this mean exactly?

Its about how we live our life day to day.  Most devout Christians I know have a life-philosophy of look at externals make decisions live by discipline, hard work, devout activities and strive for sinless living.

An alternative way to live which I think is a much easier life philosophy is that the Christian lives by Jesus Christ himself daily. She seeks and pursues him with intensity and moment by moment, never relenting.

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.” – Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is The Way

All the other ‘good’ or devout activities around him are not the way we should go. And if we look at them as such they inevitably bring guilt and condemnation.

Reading the bible is not the way, having constant and great devotions is not, not sinning is not. Preaching the right sort of messages is not, leading people to him is not. Missionary work is not, giving all we have is not, being a great parent is not. And attending church meetings is not THE way for us to live day to day.  Jesus Christ himself is.

All that we need to do now is to progressively know him, progressively increase in knowing him. We pursue him, we seek him and this other stuff comes naturally and easily and without burden. We pursue him from the relaxing place of rest every day.

Without Jesus himself giving these activities mentioned above light and life in our lives they become laws to us. Then these laws of life condemn us when we inevitably fall short. I heard someone say recently “I feel guilty for not having devotions lately“, this person continued on to insult himself and his own character. He is one of the most disciplined Christians that I know by the way.

Others may say “I feel guilty for skipping church, for my ineffective teaching, for people leaving my church, for not being a better _____,… fill in the blank.”

When Jesus taught seek first the kingdom of heaven and when he said “follow me” he was changing everything for us. To follow Jesus, to seek him first is now synonymous to being led of the Spirit, to living holy. It is synonymous with pleasing him and resting in him, it is exceedingly simple and void of guilt and burden.

What Way Are You Pursuing in Life?

another great article about Jesus The Way

The Way speaks directly in my upcoming book From His Side, check it out.

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Jesus Christ – The Greatest Showman, part 2

The Greatest Showman is really Jesus Christ

The movie The Greatest Showman can tell a story of Jesus Christ. If you’ve seen this movie then imagine with me that the showman is Jesus Christ himself. His show is not a dance or a song or a eloquent speeches of man’s wisdom.

The show is his bride bearing his image, trampling satanic powers and the audience is the principalities and powers, the wicked authorities in high places. Jesus Christ is putting on a show of his high and supreme glory and love , his mercy, his power as he takes back his creation. As he builds a new humanity and a new world.

Ephesians 3:10 “so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church (the congregation/ the ecclesia) to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.”

The ecclesia, the body of Jesus Christ is the greatest show of all time put on for all history by God himself.

If you’ve not seen it I recently (2018) watched The Greatest Showman. The movie is performed mostly as a musical and there are many great songs to go along with the themes of the movie. With these posts I will uncover the story of Jesus according to a few of the songs of The Greatest Showman.

I have learned that Jesus Christ can be found in every movie, and in most songs. But every once in a while a movie is absolutely filled with him if you are willing to see him.

Jesus is hard-coded into the creativity of us all, we all are displaying him and telling his story… whether we realize it or not. To me this seems particularly true in this Greatest Showman musical with Hugh Jackman.

Never Enough

Before you watch this video forget the storyline of the actual movie and read this:

Imagine the bride of Jesus Christ, the most beautiful women to ever exist, singing of her love for the man who awoke her from the sleep of death “you set off a dream in me” Jesus gives us his real life. “Getting louder now can you hear it echoing?”.

 

In this video the stage is the earth, the audience is the principalities and the powers, the high rulers in wicked places and the men and women who are loyal to them.

 

Nothing but him is enough for her. Extreme passion and love and drive for him and only him, this is the nature and personality of real bride of Christ.

 

But the bride is only focused on her groom. “Towers of gold are still too little.” All the wealth and fame of the world are at her disposal, offered to her but is as nothing to her compared with him. “What good does it do us to gain the world” yet lose Jesus? She realizes this as she sings about and for her Lord, her groom.

 

Jesus is mesmerized with her as waits off stage waiting to join her as even his biggest critics are silenced and mesmerized at her passion and love for him.

 

The truth is… only the ecclesia, the called out ones, the bride of Jesus Christ is really qualified to sing this song.  Now watch this video below with this in mind. 

Read Part I of this post series where I share on the song A Million Dream

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Theory OF Everything
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The Provision of Jesus Christ

Having Our Needs Met

It is possible to have a massive income yet our needs are not met. Money only goes so far in life, it is quite inadequate. It makes many things in life easier but it is not real provision. Money is only one of Gods many tools of provision. The provision of Jesus Christ is what we really crave. In fact Jesus Christ himself is the real provision of life.

Successfully going after and obtaining money is not the same as being provided for by God. The money you may gain by your hard work or hard selling is its own reward, and it can be deeply unsatisfying. Ease and pleasure relieve the difficulties, stress, and pains of life yet when they are gone we VERY quickly realize that something deeper is unsatisfied.

What we all really crave is the provision of God, and provision is absolutely bound up in and within Jesus Christ. Real provision originates from him and it flows from him and only from him. Money flows independent from him but provision does not. The provision of Jesus Christ often includes money yet its a small part of it. To make money the entirety of provision is to deeply misunderstand Jesus Christ.

Constant overspending and borrowing is an indication that we have hearts aimed at money. Money is provision to this person, and so there is never enough, the hope that more satisfies the heart and removes our troubles keeps us in pursuit of more. This often makes a person greedy (whether they have a lot of money or a little.)

Workaholism and business greed shows the same thing.

Instead be okay with going without and being in lack of money. It is ok, even give away what little you have. Let Jesus provide for you when, where, and how he decides. Settle it in your heart that Jesus himself is your provision.

It’s true that Jesus “gives us power to gain wealth” but we can also gain wealth in our own power by simply bowing down to the money system around us. Worshiping it and making it a thing we chase after and seek first.

The money system requires our attention, our focus and our minds (all of it). Chasing after money and things like food, clothing, and prestige can enslave us for life.

The Provision of Jesus Christ

Wealthy people are not necessarily blessed people. Poor people are not necessarily cursed people.

In Matthew chapter 6 Jesus clearly taught that the gentiles seek after provision and the things that money can buy. As they go about their day they are in hot pursuit of provision. His people however were to seek first him personally, his kingdom coming here to earth. Then God would be their provision.

Do not worry then, saying “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” of “What will we ear for clothing?” 32 For the gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things, 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Jesus Christ

Another article related to the provision of Christ.

I like this article along the same lines from 3rdrace.org.

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