Too Much of a Good Thing

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. – Philippians 3:10-12

The familiar saying tells us, “You can never have enough of a good thing.” On the surface this sounds correct, but we know that this isn’t true. There are certainly times when we get too much of a good thing. A child gets a stomach ache from eating too much candy at Halloween. An athlete sustains an injury from too much exercise. Eating too many sweets and too much junk food can lead to obesity, heart disease and a myriad of other health problems. We have even heard the stories of those who have won the lottery and struggle with more problems in their life because they have too much money.

Although we can have too much of a good thing, we can never get enough of Jesus. Paul, when he was writing to the Philippians, was sharing his abundant knowledge and love of Jesus. One thing you could say about Paul was that he was filled to overflowing with Jesus. Yet, he still desired more. He wanted to know more about Jesus. He wanted to know his love, his resurrection and his sufferings at a much deeper level. Paul could never get enough of Jesus.

Do you desire to know Jesus in this way? No matter how much we think we know about Jesus, no matter how filled we are with his Spirit and power, we can never, ever for all eternity, have enough of Jesus.

Prayer: Lord, like Paul, I want know more and more about you. I can never get enough of you. Help me Lord not to be satisfied with where I am in Christ, but help me to long to go deeper in my faith. Amen.

Faith Tip: What is one thing you can do today to get more of Jesus? Is it more time in the Word, prayer, study, worship, service? Whatever it is, strive to get more and more of Jesus.

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson