September 17                                 Ps 10 - 12

JESUS ADDICT

MEMORISE: 'And every man that hath this hope In him purified himself, even as he is pure.' (1 John 3:3)
READ: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

When you meet a heaven - bound believer, you will know by the things he has surrounded himself with. When you enter his apartment it shows. The kind of decorations, inscriptions and posters there will tell you. When you look at his audio and videotapes, CDs and VCDs you will know by his restricted selection. Should you visit his bookshelf, you will determine it from what he spends his time reading. A trip with in his car will inform you that this man is a stranger in this world. By the time you get to his office, what you see there and his lifestyle will make his colleagues confess to you that this man is in love with a man named Jesus. He can best be described as a Jesus addict.

The reading today gives the Christian Pilgrims on this planet the moment we give our lives to Jesus. As the passage says, because of the price that was paid for your salvation on the Cross of Calvary, you are expected to reciprocate that love. 1 John 4:19 says: 'We love him because he first loved us.' The degree of your love to Jesus should claim your whole heart, soul and strength. There should be no space left in you that your love for Jesus has not filled.

Besides, you should learn God's word by heart. You should teach all your children about Jesus, using all available opportunities and methods. The songs you sing, messages you hear, videos you watch, books you read, things you say, what you think upon, what you do at home and abroad should glorify Jesus and constantly remind you of his coming. 'And every man that hath this hope in him purified himself, even as he is pure' (1John 3:3).

Yes, he is coming very soon. He is coming to separate the wheat from the chaff. He is coming like a thief in the night to steal only a group of people - his addicted to be with him forever. If you hope to be with him need to purify your life of every defiling matter.

ACTION POINT
Become a bona fide Jesus addict.
Ask him to help you grow in his love until he comes.