Our pastor introduced us to this theme yesterday and it was
pretty challenging for me. “How then shall I live?”, I couldn't help
asking myself that question. He mentioned a couple of statements. He said that
we need to go beyond man-made barriers and in my mind, I am
thinking, “ohhh boy, this is going to be interesting!!!” We ought to be
passionate for things beyond us (man-made barriers!). Lack of passion for
the things of God has caused a lot of us to have no natural affection
for Jesus. This causes us to shift allegiance according to comfort, happiness
and whatever makes us feel good.
He cautioned us to always be aware that we are at War
fighting for our own soul. And that we need to be honest about the battles
inside of us. “ Living for Jesus is real war”. There will be tensions
caused because of our service and association with Him. We should therefore
stop living with a peace-time mentality because that will not work. There
is war for my heart, war for my soul, war for the souls of others, battle
against sin (which causes us to exchange the glory of God for the glory of
self), battle against strongholds of human reasoning and false arguments.
How then shall we live??? I thought about this question once
more. We ought to be Kingdom-focused. Mt 6:19- 20 , "Do not
store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and
where thieves break in and steal . But store up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break
in and steal.”
I was driven to think deeply on how much value has been
attached to things that are not of value. Our pastor illustrated with a
currency note and he asked us, “why is this paper, worth the amount on it?” I
had never thought about that before. It was because of the value that was
given to it (value added to the paper by the government). What things
have I given so much significance/ value? Where have I attached inner
hope and contentment? Am I treasuring things of eternal Value? How am I living?
So many questions, I know. But this will help me determine so many dynamics of
my life. What I treasure, will affect every other aspect of my life. It will
command my desires, shape my life. My walk with Jesus will be propelled
or victimized by what I treasure.
We must then live for the Glory of God. The Passover prayer
celebration was great. One of speakers said that we should live for the kingdom
and righteousness and all other things will fall in place. I will not forget
that statement because he was really passionate about this. He kept saying, “as
you walk in life, move with one foot toward righteousness, and the other toward
Kingdom.”
If you ask me now, how then shall we live? The answer is
Live for Righteousness, and for the Kingdom.
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