Resolved Recap

This past weekend I had the awesome privilege to attend the 2010 Resolved conference (www.resolved.org). The theme of this years conference was "JESUS". When I heard the theme I wondered what on earth they were going to narrow it down to since the entire Bible is devoted to this very person. Five men, who I respect so much, brought forth a series of messages (all of which you can download at the website above) that taught us more about the Savior and Lord, the person of Jesus Christ. Message after message provided compelling arguments as to why, as the song says, "Love so amazing, so divine, DEMANDS my soul, my life, my all."

If I could condense the entire conference into one thing, one statement, it would be this... "HALLELUJAH, ALL I HAVE IS CHRIST... HALLELUJAH, JESUS IS MY LIFE!" In Philippians 1:21 Paul writes, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." I can't tell you how many times I have read and heard that verse, and yet it wasn't until this weekend that the weight of it really hit me; Paul's life is JESUS. And Paul wasn't the exception, the super apostle, He was the example. Paul says to "imitate Him", and I had to ask myself, is that me? Is my life summed up in the word JESUS?

All weekend, message after message there were countless reasons as to WHY my life should be wrapped up entirely in Him. But I began to wonder, what does that even look like? After a weekend which felt like a glimpse of heaven, in worship, teaching and fellowship, I thought about how this idea of JESUS IS MY LIFE was going to translate into my everyday behavior. And then in God's grace and providence CJ Mahaney presented a practical application to what we had heard all week, simply put "PREACH THE GOSPEL TO YOURSELF DAILY".

I have heard it before, but I haven't practiced it, and yet it makes total sense. The more you learn of the Gospel, who you were without Christ, who He is and what He has done in redeeming you, the more your affections will be for Him, your heart will be longing to please Him, and your life will reflect Him as you are consummed. It is simple and yet something that we should never grow bored of; the cross should never lose its wonder. My desire and prayer is that He would draw me closer to Him through the Gospel and that I will always sing, Hallelujah ALL I have is Christ...and with the apostle Paul, live or die, Jesus is my life!