Monday, April 18, 2016

April 19, 2016

"I do not call you slaves anymore. Slaves do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father." John 15:15

Here's a question to get your brain jump-started this morning.

"What do these people found in the Bible have in common?"

Pontius Pilate

The woman at the well

Jairus

The adulterous woman

James 

Martha

The Gadarene demoniac

Zacchaeus

The Lad with a lunch

Bartimaeus

Lazarus

Barrabas

How are you doing?

Each of the above mentioned people are known in history for one simple reason - they had an encounter with Jesus.

Seriously, would any of their names have endured through 2,000 years of history had they not crossed paths with the Savior?

The point?

Jesus gives significance to every life He touches and we all long for significance.

Back in 1943, a psychologist named Abraham Maslow categorized what he perceived to be man's most basic needs by arranging them in a pyramid he called the "Hierarchy of Needs". Atop that pyramid was what he dubbed "Self-Actualization". He apparently believed that man is capable to find satisfaction and fulfillment on his own merit.

History records that "Savior-Actualization" is where significance is realized. The list of people above are examples of those who found a measure of fame only because they happened to cross paths with the Man from Galilee!

Jesus is the only one who can satisfy your craving for meaning and significance!

Have you met Jesus?

Do you know Him as Your Savior?

Are you walking with Him?