Jesus Joyers

“Whoever findshis life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”
Matthew 10:30 (NIV)

Have you ever been around a person who displays real Jesus joy? She is hard to miss. She has peace in the midst of turbulent storms, hope in hopeless situations, and smiles the through tears of personal trials.

Jesus Joyers have discovered the truth of Matthew 10:30: losing your life for the sake of Christ.

In the economy of the “me first” world we live in, losing your life doesn’t sound like a plan that would lead to personal joy and life satisfaction. Jesus’ words were as radical to those with whom He was speaking to then as they are to those who read them now. How can losing your life lead to finding it?

He is the focus. Everything we do and say is for His sake.

When we take the focus away from our wants, rights, needs, and desires, it becomes easy to lose our life for His sake. He then leads us to turn our attention to other’s wants, rights, needs, and desires.  Somehow through the surrendering of ourselves the sacrifice we make for others brings Jesus joy into our lives so that our wants, rights, needs, and desires no longer seem to matter.

What I find so amazing is that when I reach the end of myself, I find myself.  The self I want to be.  The me who puts others first without thinking twice.  The me who is willing to spend myself for the comfort and convenience of a stranger or a friend without considering what it will personally cost.  This is the self I want to be but unfortunately at times fall short of the goal if I don’t remember the simple prescription that was given to me when I young child:

J   Jesus

O  Others

Y   Yourself

Are you losing your life for His sake? Do you want to the person described in the beginning of today’s devotion? I do. Today let’s commit to lose our lives for the sake of Christ and follow the joy prescription. The prescription is approved under all medical plans and can be taken on an empty stomach with or without water. Just swallow, smile and serve!