Passion for Life


I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly. John 10:10

One dictionary defines passion as “a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything”. It is possible to have a passion for many things. People have a passion for their sport or hobby, the men in my family have a passion for airplanes, and there are people who have a passion for adventure, some have a passion for antiques, books, painting and so on. The list is endless.

As Easter approaches my mind cannot help but reflect on the passion that Jesus had both for doing the work that his father had sent him to do – preaching about and demonstrating the power of God’s kingdom, and the passion for us to be released from the bondage of sin so that we could enjoy abundant life.

I believe that God wants us to have a passion for Life with a capital “L”. In my church we refer to it as the “With-God-Life”. Jesus told his disciples that the reason he came was to restore to them (and us) the life in all its fullness that God first planned for his creation. A life filled with hope, purpose and passion.

Following Jesus was never dull or boring for his disciples. He lived life with a capital “L”. They never knew what they would be faced with next. They saw the sick healed before their eyes, the grieving mother receiving her son back to life, raised from death, and they saw, among other things, thousands of people miraculously fed. Not to mention the tormented delivered from their demons and the stormy seas calmed with a word.


We are called to a new level of life. For us to have this full life cost Jesus his life. He suffered so much in order that we might be delivered from the power of sin that keeps us in bondage and released into eternal life which begins right here and now when we acknowledge our sin and confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, our deliverer. We then begin to live a life that has available to us the extraordinary power of God to live as Jesus lived and do what Jesus did. (John 14:12)

If you have lost your zest for life it’s time to come again to the One who gives meaning to life and ask Him to renew your passion. You are not supposed to be living a dull, boring and frustrating, stress-filled life. That is not what Jesus suffered and died to give you.
Prayer: Dear Lord, forgive me for living my life at a lower level than you planned for. Thank you for all that you suffered to bring me Life in all its fullness. Give me the passion for life that will satisfy me and the joy that no one can take from me. Help me to live a life that will draw others to your kingdom. Amen