A Question Worth Considering.
“Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Matthew 16:24-26
How strange this must have sounded to the disciples and how much more strange it must sound to most today. We live in a culture of pleasure seeking, where success is measured in monetary gain and the ease in which we live our lives. I’m afraid that the world’s culture has found its way into the hearts, minds and lives of many Christians. It is getting harder to see the difference between the born again and the lost.
Too many believe that to deny their selves anything would be to drop out of the game of life. Too often we believers choose comfort over the taking up of our cross and if we are to follow the Lord Jesus Christ it must not interfere with our own hopes, dreams and schedules that we have chosen for ourselves.
I have learned that God has the best plan for our lives. When we choose to deny our own plans, our own will and our own desires we will walk down the path of the Lord’s wonderful and exciting plan He has for our lives. When we suffer for the cause of Christ and choose to give ourselves to Him wholeheartedly we will truly be living. We will experience true joy and purpose that will flow from heaven. It is and will be the best life. We cannot straddle the fence as believers because that brings a division in our hearts. To have one foot in the world and one foot in God’s plan for our lives, will never work. The word of God speaks to Christians in a powerful way on the subject of the world and its relation to the believers, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world” (1 John 2:15-16.)
Three reasons why the redeemed should not to love the world:
I. Because of the character of the world-what it is
II. Because of the corruption of the world-what it does.
III. Because of the condemnation of the world-where it's headed.
If you are saved, is what you are living for worthy of Jesus dying? Are you following the Lord Jesus Christ? What choice will you make? If you are not saved, what profit is there if at the end of your life you have only invested in the things of this world? The answer according to God’s Word is a lost soul. Dear friend if you aren’t saved, please go to the “Decision and Destiny” page and consider God’s Word.
Matthew 16:24-26
How strange this must have sounded to the disciples and how much more strange it must sound to most today. We live in a culture of pleasure seeking, where success is measured in monetary gain and the ease in which we live our lives. I’m afraid that the world’s culture has found its way into the hearts, minds and lives of many Christians. It is getting harder to see the difference between the born again and the lost.
Too many believe that to deny their selves anything would be to drop out of the game of life. Too often we believers choose comfort over the taking up of our cross and if we are to follow the Lord Jesus Christ it must not interfere with our own hopes, dreams and schedules that we have chosen for ourselves.
I have learned that God has the best plan for our lives. When we choose to deny our own plans, our own will and our own desires we will walk down the path of the Lord’s wonderful and exciting plan He has for our lives. When we suffer for the cause of Christ and choose to give ourselves to Him wholeheartedly we will truly be living. We will experience true joy and purpose that will flow from heaven. It is and will be the best life. We cannot straddle the fence as believers because that brings a division in our hearts. To have one foot in the world and one foot in God’s plan for our lives, will never work. The word of God speaks to Christians in a powerful way on the subject of the world and its relation to the believers, “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world” (1 John 2:15-16.)
Three reasons why the redeemed should not to love the world:
I. Because of the character of the world-what it is
II. Because of the corruption of the world-what it does.
III. Because of the condemnation of the world-where it's headed.
If you are saved, is what you are living for worthy of Jesus dying? Are you following the Lord Jesus Christ? What choice will you make? If you are not saved, what profit is there if at the end of your life you have only invested in the things of this world? The answer according to God’s Word is a lost soul. Dear friend if you aren’t saved, please go to the “Decision and Destiny” page and consider God’s Word.
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