Live generously. This is the life we are called into; a
journey we take once we step into being a disciple of Jesus. Being generous is
often attributed to giving to others who are in need. Jesus calls us not to
merely act generously, but to be generous. Our identity is in Christ; who sacrificially gave his life for our rescue. From the
incarnation to the resurrection, we see in Jesus a life that was devoted to restoring
communion between God and humanity. We learn from the Gospels that Jesus
creates a beautiful picturesque of God's love. By healing the sick, eating with
sinners, forgiving the condemned, and dying on Calvary we see in Jesus a love that is set apart from this world.
It generously extends grace rather than condemnation, forgiveness rather than
accusation; and mercy rather than uncompassion. With this in mind, we follow
Jesus by offering grace, forgiveness and mercy to those around us. This generosity
shows our obedience to God and our devotion to the Gospel.
Practically, what does it look like to be a person of
generosity? What is the cost of being a disciple of Jesus? These are the kind of questions that people
of faith have been asking for generations. We learn that Jesus addresses these
questions throughout the life of his
ministry. With the Scriptures at our fingertips, we are able to investigate
Jesus as he develops his disciples to be the leaders of the Church. By surveying the Gospels we can begin to
answer these questions. The hope is we can come to a fuller understanding of
what it means to be like Jesus; living selflessly, out of our love for the
Father, for the sake of the Gospel, through the power of the Spirit.
The premise of this blog is the journey to pursue an
understanding of this hope. I invite you
to journey along. Together we can follow in the footsteps of Jesus; living generously in order that the world can see God.
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