Several women were following Jesus and His companions to help them with their needs out of their own pockets. These women had been healed by Jesus, or had demons cast out of them by Jesus. They were truly grateful for what Christ had done for them. They were passionate followers of Christ.
Passion can be defined as an intense emotion compelling action.
These women dared to be different. They left their homes and families, which would have gone against everything their society had taught a women should do. But these women were so passionate about serving their Redeemer and Healer that they couldn’t just sit around while Jesus walked away. They HAD to follow even though it cost them money from their own pockets because their desire to serve Christ compelled them to. Their passion was to follow Christ and they would not be stopped.
How about you? We are faced with a choice just like these women were. We can sit in our apathetic state and watch as Jesus walks by or we can join Him on the mission to spread the message of the Kingdom of God. We can try our best to understand what Christ did for us and give our lives back to Him in a thankful manner or we can take our salvation for granted.
Apathy can be defined as the suppression or absence of passion.
Will you allow yourself to suppress your passion down, or will you rise to the challenge of letting your passion ignite a spark in your life? I challenge you as I challenge myself to hold nothing back in your service to God. Don’t limit yourself to what God can do. Put yourself aside and live an unrestrained life for His glory.
><> Josh
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Josh, Your post reminded me that even if we FEEL passionate about Christ, if we DO nothing we are still apathetic because we have not been passionate enough to obey or give or tell someone else. Sometimes my passion for Christ gets swallowed up in daily living and at the end of the day I have lived a rather apathetic life toward my Savior. Thanks for the reminder.
Josh, powerful stuff! I like what you said about following Christ even if it cost me money. Many of Jesus' followers hung around when it didn't cost them anything, but when the cost started to increase the followers fell away. Passion always needs to be a forward action.
Dave
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