Here’s some crazy looking hope for a world that’s truly crazy. My “crazy” business keeps me sane. It’s a simple business — the daily business of focusing on and being continually led by the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. It doesn’t make any sense to most people, but throughout all the ups and downs of my life, the crazy business of following Jesus keeps me mentally healthy.I am a fool for Christ. (1 Corinthians 4:10)
My crazy business motto is “Take up your cross daily.” To take up your cross daily is to deny your own desires so that you can devote every day to hearing and doing what Jesus desires for you. (Luke 9:23) My business goal is to let the risen Jesus release the radiant riches of His Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) in and through my daily life. (John 10:10)
Jesus is my daily bread. (Matthew 6:11) He’s the living bread who came to give me life (John 6:51) — the bread of life. (John 6:48) I partake of His presence throughout each day. (Psalm 34:8)
My business CEO is Jesus. Jesus is speaking. Listen. (Luke 9:35) Jesus wants to be your CEO, your Lord, your God. (John 20:28) His sheep can hear and obey His voice. (John 10:27) True Christianity is a daily delight, not a Sunday morning duty! (1 Peter 1:8)
So why don’t churches present radical obedience to the risen Jesus as a crazy daily delight? That’s because church and ekklesia are not the same thing.
The New Testament word for gatherings of the body of Christ isn’t “church.” It is the Greek word “ekklesia” which was the town hall meeting in ancient Greek cities where anybody present could openly speak.
The early Christians met ekklesia-style as described in 1 Corinthians 14:26. Gradually, Christians moved away from the ekklesia-style gathering where Christ-followers were free to obey the Bible’s 50+ one another commandments. It was replaced with the classroom-style one man lecture meeting that we call a church service. Without the Spirit-prompted energy of Christians testifying (Revelation 12:11) about their daily encounters with Jesus and their daily God-sightings, crazy-love Christianity morphed into dry, passive religion.
How to daily live supernaturally:
1) Recognize that your life itself is supernatural.
2) Understand that God Himself is supernatural.
3) Observe how God is supernaturally working within you to draw you closer to Himself.
4) Ponder and surrender to God’s presence.
5) Obey the inner promptings that God puts on your heart.
Religiosity
Is a poor substitute
For true intimacy
With the risen Jesus!
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