Romans 5:8 (NKJV)But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
As I was reading this passage I had to stop and really think about the depth of it. Over the years most of us have been preached to about the sacrifice of Christ and in some of our minds we have misplaced or maybe even not known truly what that means. Christ chose to die for a people who were already dead due to sin, if that in its own right doesn’t deserve full dedication on our parts I don’t know what does. Today’s Christian is caught up more in the physical instead of the spiritual.
What I mean by this is; we have gotten away from the very root of why we even call ourselves Christian. The focus has shifted away from Christ and toward self. Not saying that this is something that has been instituted intentionally out of ill will but rather is the result of the emotions of man dictating the act of worship.
Why do you worship God, why do you attend church every week, why do you pray and what do you pray for? If you answer and analyze each question I just asked and the majority of your answers point back to you, than I would say there’s a bit of fractured focus there. The reason being is because everything should ultimately point to Christ and Calvary in your life just as it does in the Bible. If you read your Bible and actually read to gain knowledge you’ll discover that everything points to the ultimate sacrifice, starting all the way from the book of Genesis.
Some of us have been taught to think that we follow Christ so we can have better lives, bigger homes, better jobs, more peace etc… True we do have access to all of these things but you don’t have to be a Christian to access those things. There are many people who worship Buddha and Muhammad who can also attest to gaining those things. One thing that we have access to that many other religions cannot even understand is salvation. Salvation is what we have to keep in the forefront of our minds. We worship God through our obedience with our lives, and we ultimately live for others. It’s not always about us and our situations.
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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