“Want to live life to the Max?” asks a health advertising feature in an old Reader’s Digest. (November 2007)

“People who tell me to live life to the fullest have obviously never seen my pay cheque.” I am reading that under “On the Lighter Side” in the COFFEE NEWS. (Vol 140:4)

We are not only asked if we want to live our life to the full, but we are also told to live our life to the fullest.

Is there anyone living on the earth at the present time who does not want to live his or her life to the fullest? I doubt it very much. All of us want to live our lives to the fullest!

Where are we going to live our life to the fullest?

Are we going to the pharmacy to buy a “natural support for a healthy cardiovascular system”?  Are we going to work harder to earn more money?

What are we going to do?

I am going to the Lord Jesus Christ.The Lord Jesus Christ says:

“I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, …” (John 10:10)

The Lord Jesus Christ says also:

” …, AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL.” (John 10:10)

But the Lord Jesus Christ says also:

“YOU DILIGENTLY STUDY THE SCRIPTURES BECAUSE YOU THINK  THAT BY THEM YOU POSSESS ETERNAL LIFE. THESE ARE THE SCRIPTURES THAT TESTIFY ABOUT ME , YET YOU REFUSE TO COME TO ME TO HAVE LIFE.” (John 5:39,40)

Please don’t belong to those who refuse to come to the Lord Jesus Christ!

In The Collins Concise Dictionary I am reading:

that SANTA CLAUS (Santa) is also called Father Christmas,

that SANTA CLAUS is “the legendary patron saint of Children, commonly indentified with Saint Nicholas, …”

In the BIBLE we are also reading about Saints.

The Bible says that I am a saint. You probably find that hard to believe, but it is the truth. I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and that makes me a saint.

“To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.” (Romans 1:7) Please remember that the letters in the New Testament were written to true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.” (First Corinthians 16:1, King James Version)

You are also a saint, if you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ!

What do you have before you?

Leon Trotsky says this:

“Life is not an easy matter … you cannot live through it without falling into frustrations and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.”

The Bible says:

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, …”

The Lord Jesus Christ is not only the originator of our faith. He is also the perfecter of our faith.

The Bible says also:

“Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, …”

Why are we admonished to consider the Lord Jesus Christ? It keeps us first of all from growing weary. Secondly it keeps us from losing heart. 

I have the Lord Jesus Christ before me.

I want to fix my eyes more on him and I want to consider him more. Reading the Bible, especially Hebrews chapter twelve will help me to do so.

Not long ago I read the biography of a man of God who always got up early in the morning with the birds to meet with God. His name was John Parschauer.

What is the secret of a Christian’s daily life?

IT IS THE QUIET TIME!

There are believers who fail to meet with the Lord regular every morning. 

They soon grow cold and backslide.

There are also believers who guard the Quiet Time and persevere.

They grow steadily daily with the Lord.

What do plants require to grow? They need food, air, and sunshine.

I observe the peace lily in our living room. Most of the time the plant looks alright, but sometimes it does not. The plant needs regular attention.

What do our physical bodies require? They require food, sunshine and exercise.

What do our spiritual lives require? They need to be nourished. They need food every day. We need to meet with God every morning!

Hundreds of lives were changed through the ministry of John Parschauer. He founded Bible schools in Canada and in Germany and trusted the Lord to do miracles.

He had power to go. Do we have power to go?

Garrison Keillor says, “A book is a gift you can open again and again.”

The Greek word for “a book” is “biblos”. The word “Bible” is derived from that word “biblos”.

The Bible is “The Book of Books”.

Alban Douglas says in his book ONE HUNDRED BIBLE LESSONS, “Next to the gift of Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Bible is the third greatest gift.”

Can I encourage you to open the BIBLE today!

When I opened my Bible this morning I read First John 3:1-24. The chapter starts with this Golden Nugget:

“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called childen of God!”