Last Tuesday I was struck by the notion that to live for Christ is a dying to my own self. Was this anything new to me? No, not by any means. But what a reminder it is! The example we've been given to us by Jesus of the types of people we should be; ie: those who are willing to be servants and those willing to lay down their 'lives' (we could use pride and entitlement there as well), for the betterment of others and the advancement of the Gospel. God doesn't want us to serve Him with reserve but with a vigor and abandon. That is the example that has been handed down to us by Jesus and by generation after generation of His followers. I love the way Oswald Chambers says it, "Paul focuses Jesus Christ's idea of a New Testament saint in his life viz., not one who proclaims the Gospel merely, but one who becomes broken bread and poured out wine in the hands of Jesus Christ for other lives."
Would we be that type of person...willing to give all of our lives to others for the sake of the Gospel without expecting something from other people in return; save the word from Jesus that says, "Well done good and faithful servant."
May the grace, blessing, and love of Christ permeate from all of us in a new and rich way by the power of the Holy Spirit working in us; making us new with each and every passing moment.
"I will gladly spend myself and all I have for you, even though it seems that the more I love you, the less you love me."
2 Corinthians 12:15 (NLT)
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