Daily Devotional by
Kenneth and Gloria
Copeland
A Life Worth
Living
A
great many people claim to know God. They call themselves Christians and say, “The
Lord told me this” or “The Lord told me that”. Yet it’s not just what we say
that proves we know Jesus, it’s how we live.
The
Bible says if we are abiding in Him, we will live as He lived.
How
did Jesus live? First and foremost, He lived a life of love.
Jesus
didn’t live for Himself. He didn’t seek to do His own will. He lived to do the
will of the Father. He lived to pour out His life for others.
You
might say it this way: Jesus lived to give Himself away.
Worldly
people do not understand that kind of life. They’ll warn you against it. They’ll
say, ‘If you live like that you’ll be miserable’. You’ll never have any fun.
You’ll never get anywhere. You’ll be a weakling, and people will walk all over
you.” But don’t listen. They don’t know what they’re talking about.
Jesus
lived like that and His life was wonderful! He walked the earth in total
victory! He defeated Satan and destroyed his works at every turn. Everywhere He
went He loved people. He made the blind to see, the deaf to hear and the lame
to walk. He cast out demons and raised the dead. He made people know the love
of God.
No
matter how the world tries to convince us that it’s more rewarding to live in
sin and selfishness than in love and obedience, Jesus proved it’s not. He lived
the most rewarding life in history.
If
you’ll live the life of love by faith in Jesus, you’ll have the same kinds of
experiences He had. Jesus said on John
14:12 you’ll even do the works that He did. You won’t be cheated out of the
good things in life. On the contrary, you’ll enjoy the most thrilling life of
victory you could ever imagine. You’ll experience God pouring out His power out
through you. You’ll know the joy of the Lord.
Now
that’s what I call a life worth living!
