I've observed this over the years: People who are
God-focused make people who are self-focused uncomfortable - believers and unbelievers. Those who make God
their priority and love Him with all they've got can't help but acknowledge Him
CONTINUALLY. They see God's
hand in everything, and they accept their current situation in life as a divine calling.
Other people, even some who claim to be Christians, call
them a name they INTEND to be NEGATIVE and CRITICAL. That name is FANATICS. But look at the meaning of that word:
Fanatic - a person filled with excessive and single-minded
zeal.
I hope you've been around a JESUS FREAK lately, someone who is FANATICAL about their Savior.
I hope it made you SMILE, but
if it made you UNCOMFORTABLE, I hope
you had to ask yourself, "I love Jesus, so why is this person's FANATICAL LOVE FOR JESUS MAKING ME SO UNCOMFORTABLE?" I hope you saw that you had NO GOOD REASON for your feelings. I hope God used that person to CONVICT you for your own second-rate
devotion to Him. And mostly, I hope you're ready to be
FANATICAL about Jesus, too.
If you're not FANATICAL
about Jesus, WHY AREN'T YOU? The Bible teaches that God is to be our SINGULAR
PRIORITY,
and His Kingdom is to be our FOCUS. (Just
to name a few references, Matthew 6:33,
Matthew 22:34-40.) That sounds
fanatical to me!
This Thanksgiving, I hope you'll surrender yourself to God's
calling, and become FANATICAL about WHO HE IS, HOW HE WORKS, and WHAT HE WANTS. And that you'll celebrate our National
Thanksgiving Day with true, genuine FANATICAL
thanksgiving.
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