ENLISTED FOR THE SAKE OF ADVANCING GOD'S KINGDOM
We must have our spiritual eyes open to see and live another reality. Therefore, the great call of these times is to fulfill
II Timothy 2:3-4:
"Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the One who enlisted him as a soldier."
A soldier does not enlist for a vacation. Though many may have become Christians because of a promise of health, wealth, or the solutions to their problems, true soldiers have enlisted with the very real commitment to be willing to go into harm's way, and if necessary, pay the ultimate price for their cause.
True soldiers of Christ go even further, resolving to die every day to this world so that they live for the sake to advance God's Kingdom.
True Christianity is a life of sacrifice. As we are told in Matthew 16:25:
"For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it."
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LAYING HOLD OF JESUS
As we trim our lamps and go outside the realm of familiarity and meet Him we encounter the Bridegroom -- our Magnificent Obsession. He is eternal life! First Timothy 6:12 says, "Lay hold on eternal life." This means to take hold of, to grasp, to…Continue
Started by Albert Finch Aug 11, 2015.
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