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What's in it For Me?
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Dying to Save"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will find it." --Matthew 16:25 *I don’t want to tell the stranger sitting next to me about Jesus. He could give me the cold shoulder, or worse yet, he might start telling me about his messed up life and I don’t want to get involved. I save my life by not taking the risk. *I don’t want to visit my elderly neighbor in the hospital. I know that she needs to hear the Gospel, but I wouldn’t know what to say. Besides, she’s having tests run and I would probably visit at the wrong time. I save my life by refusing to think about her. *I want to keep tracts on my desk at work, but my co-workers might think I am weird. If I seem like a regular person I will continue receiving lunch invitations. Besides, isn’t my life the best witness of all? I save my life by saving face. *I’ve just had an argument with my unsaved brother-in-law and I don’t want to apologize. I know that if I don’t tell him that I’m sorry I will ruin my witness, but do you know how many times he has hurt me? I save my life by ignoring the promptings of the Holy Spirit. *My church is going door-to-door soul winning and I don’t want to go. It’s the only day I get to sleep-in and I really need my rest. Besides, slamming doors and growling dogs are not how I plan to spend my Saturday. I save my life by saying that I have a previous commitment. We can save our lives by protecting ourselves, guarding our feelings and our time, maintaining control, and staying comfortable. We will never get burned out, used up, or weighed down. And we will have successfully avoided being laughed at, rejected, and scorned. But the ultimate end is death. Or, we can lose our lives by doing all things for the sake of the Gospel, dying to self, and giving up everything we have. And in return we gain everything—the abundant life of JESUS. --Jamie Morgan Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. |
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