When God Says …
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?” (Luke 9:24-25 KJV).
Here's the greatest and profound paradox: to gain life, lose it by surrendering your life to Christ Jesus. When we release our life to the Lord’s sovereignty, He gives it back to us with power and with His guidance through the unction of the Holy Spirit and by the light of His holy and written words. That’s what Moses did. When God Jehovah commanded him to throw on the ground his staff (his tool for living being a shepherd), he did so without hesitation, and God returned it to him with power (Exodus chapter 4).
In this physical realm, we are given one opportunity to live this limited life. That's it. No more and no less. What we do in this borrowed life determines how we will spend eternal life. And, there are two eternities after this physical life. How this life is spent directs where we settle in eternity. Those who are saved and live by faith in Christ Jesus will have eternal life. Those who live without a savior will have eternal death.
So, if we live our lives apart from the Lord Jesus, trying to bring fulfillment to ourselves and seeking to achieve things that bring honor to only us, we're going to end up losing everything of eternal value. There are no towing hitches on hearses for a reason. The one thing we can take with us into the next life is our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and with those whom He loved. Even if there are hitches, it can only tow up to the burial ground. So let's not pursue what is ultimately insignificant, inconsequential, and perishable. The only lasting investment for our lives is our relationship by faith with Christ Jesus! He said: “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” (John 14:2-3 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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