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Jeff Bezos runs the most successful retailer, Amazon, in the history of the interweb.
The Avengers franchise is the most successful in box office history, holding four of the top 10 spots for highest-grossing movies.
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When I was a kid, I had a book that I pored over on many an occasion, called The Guinness Book of World Records. In it was documented the “highest,” the “greatest,” and the “most” in any and every category. I loved that book.
I bring this to mind and to your attention because we are in a time of “most.” What do you want most? What do you greatly desire? What are you working toward? Where do you place your time? Where are your efforts directed? Which things, when they don’t go well, cause you the most pain or discomfort? What do you want most?
At Elim, we are in a time of discerning “most.” What is it that we want most as a church? Where will we spend our time? What are we working toward? What are our desires or goals? I ask these questions because the answers will, in large part, determine the type of person to lead us.
What does Jesus want most concerning us? How can we know this? Thankfully, this has not been left to guesswork, nor left to individual preference, nor abandoned to confusion. Through Jesus and the Holy Spirit and by the word of truth, the Scriptures, we have been given all we need to navigate this life. I have been reading through the four Gospels, looking at how the religious establishment, the church of that day, interacted with Jesus and vice versa. I will soon begin to study the book of Acts and examine the beginnings of the church, which is the body of Christ. I invite you to join me in the process of seeking what God values most.
We see it lived out in the life of Jesus and know we are called to be like the Father’s Son, but we are far too easily pulled in other directions. It is simple for me to see the uniqueness of the Son of God and place Him on a shelf to be admired—rather than acknowledging His position as Lord over my life, every single aspect of it, and following Him in utter dependency.
God calls us to much more than a moral life. He calls us to love and to sacrifice, as Jesus demonstrated, in a way that the world is not worthy of and cannot comprehend. So, I ask you again, “What is it that you want most?”
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