A life poured out

Kia ora whānau,

It is the nature of God to give. It is the nature of God to empty himself (pour himself out) for the people he created. That was my takeaway from last weeks’ reading in Philippians (2:1-11). Jesus poured himself out because he was by nature God. He did not use his power to coerce and control. Because he poured himself out, we are rescued from a life of self-centredness and reconnected to the God who loves us. We now have the possibility of imitating Jesus by pouring ourselves out for each other and the world. It is out of the abundance of his encouraging presence, comforting love, intimate fellowship, tenderness and mercy that we do this. There is always enough. As the Psalmist wrote: The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing!

So, we are free to move about the planet with reckless love, following in the footsteps of Jesus. Keep your eyes on him.

Mark

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