BEYOND WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD

Jesus talks about a life that is to be lived inside out.  The motivation for what I think, say, and do comes from an inward desire to please God in all that I do.  That motivation comes from my heart that has been regenerated and filled with the ways of God.

Jesus talks about a life that is not looking for external validation, not bent on pleasing itself or merely going through the motions of obeying what is said or written.  The rich young man seeking eternal life had obeyed all the commandments and was asking Jesus what to do.  He left empty and unfulfilled because he failed to obey Jesus and he could not give up his external wealth and security.  He was not motivated from a heart filled with the ways of God.

Jesus talks about a life of the Spirit that is obedient to God, serving Him alone with joy and abandonment of Self, living in the desires and needs of the flesh.  The Self wants and needs; the Spirit is fulfilled and gives.

Jesus talks about life in the Kingdom of God.  That life is different than      life  that is lived in this world; different in that it is lived inside out, motivated by the ways of God that transcend ‘what you have heard”.