My Thoughts
It's time to get back to Jesus.
- Wayne Cordeiro
Ever have a book read you instead of you reading it? That is what Jesus: Pure and Simple did to me. It was a book that I needed to read at exactly the time I needed to read it. There is just so much wisdom within the pages that I wore out my highlighter. Not only in the book itself, but in my Bible as I was constantly marking scripture referred to in the book.
One of my favorite chapters in the book is One Thing. Wayne shares the story of Martha and Mary as a reminder that only one thing is necessary (Luke 10:41-42).
Later in that same chapter he suggests four important principles
for growing closer to God through scripture:
Read the Bible daily.
Regularly take time for solitude.
Immerse yourself in gratefulness.
Regularly take time for reflection.
I loved this book and would recommend it highly.
You can purchase this book here:
About the Book
Here's something refreshing: a pure and simple devotion to Christ.
Sounds
wonderfully inviting, doesn't it?
And the good news is that it's not
about doing more or doing less. Because God created you in His image, the more
you become like Jesus, the more you become the person you were created to be. It
is in Him that you actually find fulfillment, not in religious activities (as
good as they may be) or in serene settings that give you a needed respite from
your harried workplace. He is not the rest from our labors. He is the rest in
our labors.
"A promise remains of entering His rest" (Hebrews 4:1). It's
the rest of a child close to his mother. It's the rest that comes when we are
near the one we love. It's the rest we find when we are walking through
unfamiliar surroundings with a guide who knows the way.
The closer you
get to Jesus, the more at home you will feel in this journey.
God designed it
that way.
About the Author
Wayne Cordeiro is senior pastor of New Hope Christian
Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, one of the most beloved churches. Pioneered by
Wayne Cordeiro in 1995, it has grown to over 12,000 in weekend attendance with
over 80% of the attendees being first-time Christians. New Hope has recently
planted 24 satellite churches in Honolulu. Wayne is an author, songwriter, and
highly sought after conference speaker. His books include Doing Church as a
Team, Attitudes that Attract Success, Dream Releasers, Seven Rules of Success,
Rising Above, Leading on Empty, Divine Mentor, Irresistible Church, Sifted, and
Jesus-Pure and Simple. His speaking takes him around the world. He is a church
planter and leadership trainer at heart and has planted over 134 churches in the
Pacific Rim and around the world. Wayne is also the author of the Life Journal
used by thousands of churches. He is the chancellor of New Hope Christian
College with campuses in Honolulu, Oregon, Tokyo and Myanmar. He and his wife,
Anna, have three children and six grandchildren. They live in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
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