Hosanna Restoration Church

We were born incomplete! That is why we are seldom satisfied. That is why we strive and that is why we give up. There is always something missing. So, we live trying to fix it on our own, but it is never quite right.

We come to places that must be the answer and before long, something is still missing! In order to be complete and to know contentment, Jesus must be in our lives. He is our missing part. We must choose Him.

We cannot be saved by working or being better. Only Jesus completes us. The only work that God wants, is our choosing Jesus; the one He sent. He is not a one-time choice. He is our lifelong choice.

Taste and see that the Lord is good. It is in finding and choosing Jesus that we get our first taste of being whole. Something happens! His presence is transforming. This is our first experience of satisfaction.

This morning was a perfect confirmation of what it is like when something is missing, and it is frustrating. You know how technology can frustrate you when something is missing? Yes, you can have all of the parts and those parts were working perfectly and then, they were not. Do you just hope that time will fix it? No, you start troubleshooting! You do everything you can think of to get it working. You check everywhere that you can. It needs to work!

We need to be that way when it comes to faith as well. Once we have tasted the good of God, we know that complete place. We have everything necessary to continue. We now know when something is missing, and we know where to go to get it back working. We know when the signal is not connecting, and we know where it connects. There is only one place, and that place is the person: Jesus Christ!

The longer the devil can keep us trying to do it on our own, the greater the damage he can cause. He cannot stop you when you cry out, Jesus! I want you; I love you; I need you. Suddenly, everything connects. It is always a relief when things start working again, and it is always a relief to move back into the place of peace.

When it comes to the things of this world, we find ourselves needing to just step away, but when it comes to faith in God, we need to press in. There is no such thing as taking a step back from Jesus. We do not need time away. No, we need to quick connect. We need to plug and play. We need to press toward the One who alone completes us.

There is a reason we are continually reminded to fight the good fight of faith. We are told to guard our hearts and contend for the complete satisfaction that only Jesus brings. Christ in you is your hope of Glory. Christ in you satisfies everything that has been missing. Christ makes us complete! Let the amen in your heart loose. Shout it out. Thank you, Jesus! You’ve done it again!