Total Pageviews

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Who are you living for? Who are you willing to die for?

"For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;"--Romans 14:7.  In this passage Paul is making reference to the fact that as people of God, we are no longer living or even dying for ourselves but for God and for others.  He not only makes reference to the Lord in this context but makes reference to the weak brother.  Again, Paul's main point is that we no longer live (or die) for ourselves.

Who are you living for? Who are you willing to die for?  No one is to live for themselves.   As Christians we have to recognize that when we make our commitment to Christ, we are making a commitment to no longer live for ourselves.  As we walk through this life we have to keep in mind the fact that others are always watching us.  This is especially true if we claim to be Christians. God watches us.  The world watches us.  Our brothers and sisters watch us.  Each person has their own reasons for watching us but it doesn't change the fact that we are being watched. This should create in us an awareness that should cause us to no longer live for ourselves but to die to ourselves and live for others.  The "I don't care what people think of me" attitude is not the right attitude to have.  At the core of it all, people's souls are in your hands.  I don't think any one of us fully comprehends the seriousness of our impact on people, positive or negative.   I look back on my life and think of how many times I have chosen to live for myself rather than for my brother or sister or for that lost soul that I could have brought into a relationship with Christ.  Living for God and for others involves dying for others meaning we need to put our own selfish desires to death in order to better serve the Lord and others.  For some Christians throughout history, this also meant physical death.  If some loved God enough to physically die for the sake of the gospel and receive eternal life? Why is it so hard to put our selfishness to death in order to live for God and for others?  After all, isn't this what Christ did for us? Didn't He die on that cruel cross so that we might live?  

This message is pretty straightforward.  We need to realize that we are no longer living for ourselves and our desires.  As Christians, we are living first and foremost for the Lord which means we are living for others and in turn dying for others.  So I ask again, who are you living for? Who are you willing to die for? So as you go through the week, be alert for opportunities where you can die to yourself.  This can be done through one UNSOLICITED ARK (Act of Random Kindness).  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS!

No comments:

Post a Comment