Self preservation is a contagious disease and a very sad testimony for a person who calls themself a Christian.
There are so many Biblical references calling us to deny ourselves , over and over again Jesus requires His people to this .
So why is there such a climate of self preservation & self serving ? I can understand a non-christian being totally concerned about their own existence , but for those of us who call Jesus "Lord" and particularly for those who are in leadership there really is no excuse .Rhetoric is not what Jesus calls us to, rather obedience in laying down our lives for the cause of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. Don't get distracted , diverted , detained or delayed on the Highway of Holiness , or Discipleship drive due to being preoccupied with your own agenda .
It will cost you and many others that you are meant to witness to ,a great deal , life will become very small when it is all about self-preservation, small ,visionless , and actually quite boring!It is JESUS who saves us from ourselves and I for one need Him to .
Today as you make choices about absolutely everything ,ask JESUS what He requires and become biblically obedient to the call of Christ upon your life , I leave you with some" GOD - CENTRED TRUTHS"; "HE (JESUS) MUST INCREASE , I MUST DECREASE , HE MUST BECOME GREATER & GREATER & I LESS AND LESS."(JOHN 3 : 30), "IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME , HE MUST DENY HIMSELF , AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS & FOLLOW ME . v.35 ''FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE HIS LIFE WILL LOSE IT , BUT WHOEVER LOSES HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE & THE GOSPEL WILL SAVE IT.v.36 ''WHAT GOOD IS IT FOR A MAN TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD , YET FORFEIT HIS SOUL."(MARK 8:34_36)
Praying for my readers today ..... LIFE IS SO SHORT & ETERNITY SO LONG .
MARNEY
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