Face To Faithનમૂનો

Has Jesus become commonplace for you? I can tell you if He has. Just answer these simple questions:

When you hear a passage for a sermon announced, do you think you already know all
there is about those verses? “Oh, I already know the story from Matthew 26. Yeah, yeah, it’s the thing about the perfume bottle and all.”

When it’s time to join together in worship, are you caught up in the presentation of the music—whether it’s a hymnal or worship choruses on a screen, whether it’s organ music or guitar, your favorite songs or someone else’s—or are you caught up in the beauty and holiness of Jesus?

And when you leave church on Sunday, do you realize that worship never ended, only the corporate aspect of it did? Do you realize that your whole life is a worship service unto the Lord, lived out every day as you prove your love for God by making Him the highest priority in your words, attitudes, thoughts, actions, and time?

The woman in our verses today understood true worship, so when she got a chance to be with Jesus she made the absolute most of it and poured out her whole life to Him. But when the disciples, who ate every meal with Jesus, went everywhere He did, slept in the same places, and did the same things as Him saw her genuine worship, they said, “What a waste.”

Jesus had become common for them, and this was especially true of Judas. When Jesus declared the beauty of what the woman did, eleven disciples accepted His words. But one of them immediately went out to see how much the chief priests would pay him to betray Jesus.

Maybe you’re saying today, “You know what? I grew up in church. I’ve been a Christian my whole life!” That’s great, but it doesn’t make you a worshiper.

In fact, if it means that Jesus has become common to you, it might mean that you are one step away from betraying Him. If you’re not sold out to Jesus, then you’re open to being bought away from Him.

Don’t live like Judas. Choose to let Jesus hijack your life today.

Prayer
Lord Jesus,
You are truly beautiful, more wonderful than anything I can even imagine! I confess that I have let my heart grow cold towards You and You haven’t been truly special to me for a long time. Please change my heart and hijack my life for Your glory today!
Amen