What would our lives look like if we truly died to self? Good question. Something I have been thinking about lately.
To better picture this, let's pretend that we are dead. How much of this life would affect us then? Would we be envious if God blessed someone else in a great way? No. Would we get upset if we found out that someone had lied about us, spoke ill of us, or was critical of us? No. Would we be consumed by worry about our finances, the economy, the world? No. Would we be slaves to what others think about us, about managing our image? Again, the answer would be No. The truth is that when we are dead to self, a lot of things no longer matter to us. We are immune to them. We are dead to them. They no longer have any power over us.
On this Good Friday, as we remember the death of Jesus on the cross, let us not hide from Him or admire Him from afar. Rather let us die with Him. Let us die to ourselves - our goals, our ambitions, our thoughts. When we do, we will find the abundant life that Jesus has promised us!
" I die daily." - the Apostle Paul ( I Cor 15:31)
No comments:
Post a Comment