REAL MEN LOVE JESUS

Mondays are usually my sabbath.  Whatever that truly means.  A lot of times it is just catching up on housework and enjoying some quiet time with the Lord.  This particular day found me driving my daughters over to the valley and in the midst of it I had a few hours to my self.  Being a beautiful day I was invited to play a round of golf with my brother in law.  Great day but walking 18 holes was a challenge in the 90 degree heat.  But we finished the round and I won by a couple of strokes (I kept score) and jumping into his pickup truck I saw the bumper sticker which read the same as the title of this blog  “Real Men Love Jesus” which got me to thinking what the Message should truly be if we do love Jesus.

 

Real Men Love Jesus.    Real Men Live Jesus and Real Men Learn from Jesus.     It is the story of redemption   The story of why our Lord came, and the story of why he chooses to use people like us.   Mark Chapter 1  all these people come and hear from Jesus and they are astonished at his doctrine.  They are learning from Jesus.  He in fact told us to Come to Him all that are weary and heavy laden.  Take his yoke upon us and Learn from Him and he would give us rest in our souls.  So we come to the Lord and the rest of our lives should be learning about the Lord.  Growing in the Grace and Knowledge of Him.  What are you learning from the Lord??????

 

Okay.  Second Part   Not just real men learning from the Lord but Real men Loving the Lord   how does that happen??????      Spending time with the Lord    Sitting at his feet    having a devotional life.  Again Mark 1:35 WHERE JESUS has spent all night healing folks he woke up early and found a solitary place and there he prayed to the Father.  He got his marching orders for the day and the Lord showed him his heart and what he was supposed to do for the day.     Interesting too as the disciples would later find him and he would tell them that he was to go to the surrounding villages and preach the gospel there also.

 

Third part    Real Men Live for Jesus     we learn from Him   We falll in love with Him and   We live for Him.  He gives us direction.   After spending a few hours with the Lord the next morning our Lord knew what he was to do   and that was to go around and share the good news.   He said it was his purpose.   His direction.

 

so this is how I see it       Doctrine    Devotion    Direction

                                         Learning    Loving        Living

 

As I learn of him my doctrine is established     As I love on Him I find my devotion and as I choose to live for him    he gives me direction

 

May God direct your hearts into the love of God and may Jesus be glorified as you love Him, Learn of Him, and constantly Live for Him

 

In Jesus Name,

 

Amen and Amen

 

Pastor Mike