“This is Your Mission”
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Categories: Moment With The Master
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
True success in this world is accomplished by self-sacrifice. Anyone who leaves their mark upon the World must lose themselves in some great cause of science, of humanity, of country, etc. If there is any pursuit worth such a sacrifice, it is the cause of Christ. Christians are to live to the glory of God. They are “not their own” for they have been purchased by the blood of God’s own son.
The true disciple’s heart, actions, abilities, and influence are totally given to Jesus. All of his being, including body and spirit are to be devoted of Christ. The Christian has no personal rights. His life’s goal is no longer in pursuit of selfish desires, but in passionately pleasing Jesus.
What gives Jesus the right to make such demands? He has this right because the shedding of his own blood. The Christian has been set free by one who had pity upon his enslaved condition. God paid a high price to redeem man from his undone condition. God delivers man from his degrading moral condition and makes make him a son!
Fellow disciple you must give to God the praise and service due Him. All that you are, all that you have, all that you can be, is under a solemn obligation to Him. Every phase of your life must be sacrificed at the altar of your Savior. Your mission today and everyday is to glorify God!
George Slover |
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