Are You Living or Existing?

Hello everyone,

Hmmmmn… you’re born, you go through primary, secondary school and then you go to the university. You get a good job, later acquire wealth probably through investment; you get married, have children, grow old, retire, have grandchildren probably have great-grandchildren and then go and see the Lord. This looks like a great life right? But is this what you were born for; to just repeat a routine of life and die? Nothing has been added!

Looking at the routine life, even if you choose to go to church and read the Bible regularly but end up following the same sequence of life you just existed, that’s all. Now, don’t get me wrong, going to school is wonderful; of course, if you didn’t school, you probably won’t know how to read, not to talk of writing. These, however, are the basic things to be learnt. My point here is for you to know the reason for your existence here on earth. There is a reason for your existence and it defers from another. It is not a routine created by man.

Jesus said in Matthew 5:13 “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.” (Message). Ok, so our attitude is expected to reflect godliness, but let’s further look at the verses ahead, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honour and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16 AMP).

Our being salt and light is to reflect Jesus. As Jesus said He is the light of the world and those who follow Him shall have the light of life, (ref.: John 8:12), this light is the same light as that of Matthew 5, we are to reflect Him. This implies when we accept Jesus as Lord and receiving the Holy Spirit after this, the mystery about our life is then revealed as we remain in Him (ref.: Colossians 1:27). We are to live the will of God for our lives and it can only be gotten in Jesus Christ.

So, how can we do this? The Bible makes us understand that Christ is our life (ref.: Colossians 3:4). Therefore, our life itself should be Jesus personified every second of our life; that is being led by the Spirit at school, work or anywhere. People should notice the difference in the way you do things, and how successful you are, always portraying the fruit of the Spirit and would cause them to ask what you do differently from others. This is when you tell them how Jesus gave you a new life and He is your direction. This would cause them to praise God in heaven for such Grace He has given to men, and want to make Jesus Lord of their lives.

Your life should not be a rigid, religious way of doing things, like living your life and living Jesus’ life. You can’t mix the two; Christ is your life, you are breathing Him! All these are because of His love for us and this is the gospel truth.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                     

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)