John 13:13
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I
am.
In every other religion in the world, except Christianity, the final goal is to
have done enough to satisfy a god who provides eternal rewards for those who
fulfill the demands. The followers of
these gods live under a task master who has nothing to offer to those who bow
before him.
For followers of Jesus Christ, the servitude to the Master
is totally different. The Master has
taken care of everything that is necessary for the servant to be worthy of
eternal reward with Almighty God. The
Master promises to perfect His strength in the weaknesses of every follower so
that they are healed of their wounds, redeemed from their transgressions and
made holy and worthy to stand before The Father for all eternity.
Sitting under this Teacher and Lord, Jesus Christ, means
that we have someone who knows us better than ourselves, who is closer to us
than our friends and family, who understands the deepest desires of our hearts
and fulfills them. Through this Master,
the Son of God, we have the security that our eternal destination is
settled. There is no need to question
whether we have done enough. In the
words of Jesus himself, "It is finished."
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You that everything that was
required for us to meet You in heaven for all eternity was finished on the
Cross. We bless the name of Jesus who
completed it all on our behalf. We pray,
Lord, that we may sit humbly at the feet of Your Son and surrender to the way,
the truth and the life that is in Him.
May we become vessels of His perfect love and forgiveness. May we become instruments of His good
work. We ask all these things in the
name of Our Lord, Our Master and Our King, Jesus Christ.
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