The thief’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.
John 10:10
God has molded each one of us. The trouble we have is that some of us are moldier than we should be. Why? Because we have replaced living and learning with the routine of existing and expiring! We go through our day making sure each of box on our "Routine Sheet" gets checked. Watch a child encounter life. They don't follow a routine! They are naturally curious and always learning. Somehow, once we reach our mid-thirties we begin to exchange curiosity and learning for comfortable routine.
Jesus reminds us that HIS purpose was to give us a FULL Life! Think about this, Moses was already at past retirement age when God told him to go get the Israelites our of Egypt. Abraham and Sarah were WELL into retirement when God gave them Isaac. I have yet to find anywhere in Scripture where God tells us to stop learning, to stop growing, to stop living and, instead, just sit down and get moldy.
God never tells us to park ourselves on our laurels and just exist! God gives us the gift of life and breath every single morning! What are we doing with His gifts to us?
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