Life is worth the living just because He lives!

John 10:7-15

7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

For all of the challenges and problems this life brings, there are also great joys—joys of being loved and loving others, joys of great food, deep conversation, and the true jubilation of victory and success.

Jesus tells us that life in Him is a life of abundance. A life of freedom. A life of easier yokes and lighter burdens. Will you lean into this life—a life centered around the will and way of God and not the urgency of society?

What is the role of the thief? Who is the thief?
What does Jesus promise He brings?
What does abundant life look like? Is that on this earth or only in the future?

Will you trust that a life lived in the rhythm of rest and work, of trust and obedience, of faithfulness and fruitfulness, is truly the blessed life? Will you not just hear but observe the commandments? Will you take to heart the Beatitudes of meekness, mercy, and righteousness? Will you allow the fruits of love, joy, and peace to spring up within you?

Life is worth living under the Lordship of Jesus. Do you believe that?