More Of You Jesus?

"Give me more of you Jesus."

I heard the phrase in a worship song yesterday morning at church. What do we mean when we say that? I think we mean to say that we somehow don't have everything we need from God. Like He's holding back something better. "Yes Jesus, give me more of you, the part I did not get the first time."

A popular worship song has the lyrics:

"More love, more power,
More of You in my life"

More love? Like the cross was not enough? More power? As if the power that made the universe is not enough? More of you in my life? Like God is a vacillating lover, who cannot decide if He is "all in?" He never gives but 100% of Himself.

2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue:

Why do we ask to get what we have already been given?

Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

I need to stop asking for "more", like God has been holding out on me or something. He has already given me everything! I'm His child after all! I just need to say "Thank you Father, Thank you!!" Ephesians 5:20 "giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,"

Why do we ask God to do something He is already doing? "God, please don't lie to me today", or "God, don't stop being righteous today." What pride! What arrogance! Will God lie? Never. Will God stop being holy? Never. So to asking for Him to come, like He went somewhere! He said He would always be there, so I just believe it.

The truth is, He is with us, if we are His people. He said He would be. Matthew 28:20b "and, see, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen." Hebrews 13:5b "I will never leave you, nor forsake you." Psalm 23:4 Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.

It's like standing next to your wife and asking her to stand next to you. Or maybe like asking your wife to marry you. She is already standing next to you. She is already married to you.

The reason anyone needs to get "more" of God in their life, is because they believe He has not moved in all the way. He's either there or He's not. He is either your King or He's not. He is either dining with you or He's not. None of this half way stuff.



Thank you Jesus. You've given me everything. You gave me you.


T.J.