Ka Ipu o Lono shares weekly devotionals to provide spiritual
enrichment to members of the Kamehameha Schools ‘ohana. For more
inspiration, visit the KS “Our faith” website.
Heluhelu Baibala
A e luku aku: i hele mai hoʻi au, i loaʻa ai iā lākou ke ola, a nui loa.
– Ioane 10:10b
I came so that they would have life and have it abundantly.
– John 10:10b
He manaʻo o ke kahu
For
a couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling incomplete. Why? My grill had
died. I had this one for over 10 years and it served me well, easily
grilling steaks, chicken, seafood, veggies, and whatever I threw at it.
It had a side burner so I could fry anything and not be worried about
the mess. I knew the end was near when huge flames started coming from
the back of the burners while nothing came from the front. In addition,
one of the wheel supports had rusted away, so it sat propped up on a
brick. It was time for a new one and over a recent weekend, I got one – a
four-burner model with a side burner for frying foods outside. As soon
as I put it together, I was grilling. My kāne card was renewed and I
felt life was full and abundant again.
Have you
ever felt like that, like you were missing something, that life wasn’t
full or abundant? Maybe life was good for a time and you were, “cooking
with gas.” Slowly things didn’t have the impact, maybe even to the point
that you were feeling down and out, your flame of life had begun to
sputter out. If so, it’s time to get a new lease on life with the true
source of life.
Second Corinthians 5:17 tells us, “Therefore if
anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things
passed away; behold, new things have come.” Our life is in Christ. If we
are living through him, we will have the energy, the spirit, and the
purpose to live. As our key scripture tells us, Christ came so that we
might have life and have it abundantly.
Some mistake an abundant
life as one full of possessions, but Jesus warns against that, “For what
does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his
soul?” Mark 8:36 and Mark 10:25 says, “It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom
of God.”
The abundant life means that Christ will give us more
than we need, albeit not necessarily what we want. The abundant life
means we have a purpose to serve him and only him. The abundant life
means life is good ALL THE TIME. So, next time you feel like you are
missing something, seek the source of the abundant life, seek Christ,
and maybe you’ll also get your grill.
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