“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
We want Jesus but we really don’t want all of Him. You make a decision for salvation and the abundant life but it stops there with many believers.
Jesus died on the Cross for all of you. He doesn’t want to be a part time God. Salvation is not just about forgiveness of sins and eternal life. It is about a willingness to die to your old self and live for Jesus. You give up the right to yourself and your independence for the life of Jesus.
Jesus desires for you to present your body as a living sacrifice to Him. This is the act of inviting Jesus into every aspect of your life. The spiritual person has no secrets or private compartments that he keeps for himself. His life is an open book to Jesus and he comes before the Holy Spirit every day seeking His will.
The question is do you really want to know the reality of Jesus? You can only experience this when you understand your life no longer belongs to you. It belongs to Jesus for His purposes.
Your abandonment to Jesus will fill you with the fullness of the Holy Spirit and you will live with the God who created the heavens and earth. You will experience signs and wonders and see the majesty and splendor of God.
Most people can’t make this decision because they treasure their worldly possessions and the cost of coming to Jesus is too fearful and upsetting to your lifestyle.
The truth of abandonment to Jesus is that He will give you an abundant life you can never achieve on your own. Jesus desires to enter all of your life and fill you with His excellence and give you more than you ask or think.
The private compartments deprive you of the life of Jesus and they lead to spiritual death.
It is very costly to follow Jesus! You die to self and become a new creature in Christ Jesus dedicated to live for Him!
“I live so you can live. My purposes are eternal. Come to Me with your all and I will share the transfigured life with you. Nothing is impossible for Me!
Hal Hollister Ministry 