I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. We should remind ourselves each day of Christ's gift of life and the quality of it.
Nothing men do and are by themselves is abundant and lasting, however admirable.
Without the life that comes from Christ everything crumbles away to dust. We do not live the abundant life unless it has the quality of eternity about it. In Him we become new creatures with every aspect of life abundant. In out- gardens we have rosebushes, and flowers loaded with buds. Daily we anticipate their opening, the petals' unfolding, the delicate colors' developing, their fragrance exuding.