Your life a gift from God…
The Apostle Paul was heading for some tough times, so difficult that even he did not know the depth of the struggles that lay before him. But it is Paul’s response to the concern from his friends that catches our sails with the blessing of God. Act 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Paul learned an amazing truth from Jesus, you will remember Jesus told His disciples, He that saved his life shall lose it, but he that loses his life for My sake and the Gospel’s, the same shall save it…
Your life is a gift from God, In Him we live and move and have our being..Even before you were born, God knew you and had a purpose for your life. God gave you natural life, but He also gave you spiritual life through faith in Jesus Christ. God made you and God saved you. The life you have, physically and spiritually, is the gift of God.
This is so opposite to the way many people sadly live today, Paul did not keep this gift of life for himself. He gave it back to God for Him to use for the glory of Jesus Christ. He said, neither count I my life dear unto myself…
Selfish people are always unhappy people. They are so busy trying to get more that they fail to enjoy what they already have. When you go through life asking, “What am I going to get?” Instead of “What can I give?” you lose out on all the exciting blessings God has for those who turn their lives over to Him.
Paul did not make his own life the dearest thing. It was the will of God that was uppermost in Paul’s life. He wrote to the Christians in Galatia, Not I, but Christ lives in me. Paul’s life was not a treasure for him to guard; it was a treasure for him to invest by YIELDING to Jesus Christ. You and I have one life to live.
This week be a giver and not a getter, be a server and not a receiver, and give your life to the Lord for His service.