PASSION
The world can’t afford not to see PASSIONATE Christians.
Dull, lifeless, hypocritical, boring… these are words commonly associated with “church-going-good-Christian-folk.” passionate, alive, joyful… not so much. How can we NOT be passionate? Passionate about life, what we believe, every breath? How is it that people who believe that the KING OF KINGS is LIVING INSIDE OF THEM can stumble about without purpose or passion, fulfilling their daily necessities, and trudging about as though they were merely surviving?
Life was MEANT to be an adventure with God. ITS IN THE BIBLE!! Look at the way Jesus did life… or the people he trained, for that matter! Boring and drudgery were NOT an option. Your safe life, is NOT very safe… the only place of safety is to walk right on the edge, every single day, consumed by His presence. This is a strong statement, but anything less than 100% of you is simply an unacceptble offering, to the One who gave EVERYTHING.
Here is my reasoning in emphasizing this, over and over; I have seen people (by the hundred), neighborhoods, and villages TRANSFORMED by a passionate group of people, filled with the Spirit of God, willing to risk everything. I have NEVER seen lives transformed by a good church-going attendance record, or by miserable/bored believers who are just clinging to Jesus to make it through their terrible life, before he comes to rapture them away from this “dark world.”
The best part of this is, YOU ARE QUALIFIED, through Jesus. If ever you think that your past has disqualified you… take a trip to Colombia. I challenge you to meet a few of the boys like I met. One such boy’s father was murdered when he was 3, his mother was a prostitute, he lived on the streets since he was 6, used every drug known to man, was beaten by the police… on and on. Today he, at 17 years old, is a RADICAL follower of Jesus, a worship leader, and one who carries more of the character of God than most life-long believers I have ever met.
Ephesians gives a reason to be passionate:
‘This is how we fit into God’s picture, Christ is the measure of our portion, we are in Him; invented and defined in Him. God’s blueprint intention is on exhibition in us, everything He accomplishes is inspired by the energy and intent of His affection.” – Ephesians 1:11 in the Mirror translation
If that doesn’t jack you up, check your pulse.
In the words of Jonathan David Helser’s song “Fly”:
