Life In The Overflow
The last part of John 10:10 in the Amplified Bible tells us that Jesus came that we might have and enjoy life, have it in abundance, to the full until it overflows.
I have several questions to ask you today. Are you enjoying life? Do you have abundance? And even greater, do you have so much abundance that it is overflowing and you don’t have room enough to contain it? And if your answer is no to these questions, why is it no? And if it is no, why aren’t you doing something about it?
I have been asking myself these questions and the answer is: No, I don’t have abundance to the overflow so that I don’t have room enough to contain it. Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin, both men of God that we have respected, said that this was a year of overflow. Jesse Duplantis has talked about overflow much of the year.
We have had the teaching, but like so many other things we are taught, we hear it and are not doing it. The Bible says in James 1:23 that if we are hearers and not doers, we deceive ourselves. The Amplified Bible makes it even stronger by stating that we betray ourselves into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth. Now that is heavy duty. I don’t want to think anything contrary to Truth, which is the Word of God. I don’t want to do anything contrary to Truth.
Jesus said that He came that I may have life in the overflow and that is my goal. What kind of life is He talking about? He is talking about His Life, His nature, His ability, His Kingdom living. God’s life, called zoe, is a life lived on a much higher level than the low level of earthly existence. And we can live that life while we are here on this earth.
In John 1:4 we see that in Jesus was life and that life was the light of men. This is the same kind of life that is in us today as God’s children. It’s God’s life, His vitality and strength that was breathed into you as His child, spoken over you by your Father in heaven. Over and over in the gospels, we see that Jesus came that we might have eternal life, a life that is never changing, never subject to change, always the same. And what causes us to walk in that way of life---the Word of God, which is called the Word of Life. Jesus said that His words are spirit and life.
As we enjoy life, joy is active in us, producing strength. Strength and joy are forces of God that push the devil and his oppressive, depressive thoughts and situations right on out of our lives. So, we are not only to have life, we are to enjoy life. We are to enjoy it so much that we are bubbling over with the goodness of God and spilling all over into other people’s lives to make their lives better. I’m aiming for this overflowing, joyful, enjoyable life. How about you?
I have several questions to ask you today. Are you enjoying life? Do you have abundance? And even greater, do you have so much abundance that it is overflowing and you don’t have room enough to contain it? And if your answer is no to these questions, why is it no? And if it is no, why aren’t you doing something about it?
I have been asking myself these questions and the answer is: No, I don’t have abundance to the overflow so that I don’t have room enough to contain it. Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin, both men of God that we have respected, said that this was a year of overflow. Jesse Duplantis has talked about overflow much of the year.
We have had the teaching, but like so many other things we are taught, we hear it and are not doing it. The Bible says in James 1:23 that if we are hearers and not doers, we deceive ourselves. The Amplified Bible makes it even stronger by stating that we betray ourselves into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth. Now that is heavy duty. I don’t want to think anything contrary to Truth, which is the Word of God. I don’t want to do anything contrary to Truth.
Jesus said that He came that I may have life in the overflow and that is my goal. What kind of life is He talking about? He is talking about His Life, His nature, His ability, His Kingdom living. God’s life, called zoe, is a life lived on a much higher level than the low level of earthly existence. And we can live that life while we are here on this earth.
In John 1:4 we see that in Jesus was life and that life was the light of men. This is the same kind of life that is in us today as God’s children. It’s God’s life, His vitality and strength that was breathed into you as His child, spoken over you by your Father in heaven. Over and over in the gospels, we see that Jesus came that we might have eternal life, a life that is never changing, never subject to change, always the same. And what causes us to walk in that way of life---the Word of God, which is called the Word of Life. Jesus said that His words are spirit and life.
As we enjoy life, joy is active in us, producing strength. Strength and joy are forces of God that push the devil and his oppressive, depressive thoughts and situations right on out of our lives. So, we are not only to have life, we are to enjoy life. We are to enjoy it so much that we are bubbling over with the goodness of God and spilling all over into other people’s lives to make their lives better. I’m aiming for this overflowing, joyful, enjoyable life. How about you?
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 6:27 AM
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