WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR? – Wednesday
October 26th 2016
Memorise: Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty
of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a
man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich
man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have
no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many
years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required
of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Bible in
one year: Nahum 1-3, Habakkuk 1-3, Psalms 88
MESSAGE
To know what you live for, you need to
consult the Holy Scriptures and this is what we shall briefly do in today’s
reading. Open Heavens 26 October 2016:- What are you living for? The
Bible says:
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory
and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure
they are and were created.”
Revelation 4:11
The unfortunate thing about life is that,
people live as if they own their lives. Our Lord Jesus Christ told us the story
of a certain rich man who in one year had so much money that he started
boasting of many years of enjoyment. While he was ranting and boasting, God
said to him:
“Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12:20-21
Beloved, we are expected to live for God
the Father, through Jesus Christ the Son. We are not supposed to live for
ourselves anymore, because we have been bought with price. Peter, an apostle of
Jesus Christ admonished us as peculiar people to show forth the praises of Him
(Jesus) who hath called us out of darkness into His marvellous light. (1st
Peter 2:9). Moreover, Paul, another apostle corroborated this when he
wrote:
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for
me.”
Galatians 2:20
The apostle further wrote that, after we
have given our lives to Christ, we should live a new life as becoming the
saints. We should put on the new man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness. 26 October 2016 Open Heavens.
This is the only way we can live for God
and not for ourselves. May the Lord grant us the grace to live acceptably
before Him in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, help me to live for You alone in Jesus’ name.
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