My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. John 15:12Dear Friends,
Maybe you would expect that on Valentines week we would talk about how to have a “romantic” marriage. Let us tell you about romance… it waxes and wanes! We have an amazing marriage and romance is sweet but what really lasts is covenant. Covenant with God is the center of every relationship we have. A covenant, very simply put, is an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. Covenant is why friendships and marriages can last a lifetime and into eternity. There can be something bigger than the people involved in a relationship and it is God, Himself!
When we discovered that Jesus died for our sins and made an eternal covenant with us to join Him for all eternity, we started to live beyond today’s feelings: i.e. just momentary romance and good vibrations. When our son Paul went to heaven we had a physical representative of our family waiting for us in heaven. Eternity was set in our hearts. We are convinced that nothing else matters but to live knowing that Jesus and all of Heaven are watching and cheering us on. This eternal covenant made us passionate for people and for eternity with God! We don’t know how many days on this earth we have. Whether it be many or few, we are going to live life like our passions are out of this world. We’re going to leave a passionate mark of love on the people God has given us. Has this always made life easy? No, but it has made it full of meaning and off the charts — amazing.
Beginning February 21 we are taking our church on a journey called One Month to Live as we head toward Easter. (click here) We’ll discover how Jesus lived the last 30 days of His Life. The strategy he laid out with His last 30 days can guide us into the kind of passionate living we deeply desire. Don’t miss it! Invite your friends who are seeking answers about life and eternity.
Purchase One Month to Live (hardcover book) and/or Participant’s Guide online or at the CCM Bookstore and sign up for a Life Group. For more info visit the One Month to Live website.
Living with passion for people and eternity with God,
P.S. This Sunday: “What Would Jesus say to Tiger Woods?“
©2010 Scott & Clare Loughrige