Do
you want a successful life as a Christian here on earth? Many believing
Christians want to live for Christ but they are preoccupied with
weights. For you to live for Christ you must see yourself as a foreigner
in this earth. This is the main key to successful Christian living.
This post tells you the mindset you need to have that will help you live
for Christ.
Beloved,
I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which
war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles,
that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good
works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation – 1 Peter
2:11-12 (NKJV)
Who are you on earth?
A sojourner – a person who stays in a place temporary.
A pilgrim – a traveler in a foreign land.
An ambassador of Christ – official representative of Christ on earth.
The
earth is not your home. Jesus has prepared a place for you (John
14:2)and if you are really passing through this earth to heaven, to the
mansion being prepared for you, then you must be like a sheep who
follows only the instructions of the shepherd,
the voice of a stranger will he not entertain (John 10:5). Jesus said
that He is coming back to take you to your mansion (John 14:3), but He
is not coming for anyhow person (Matthew 22:11-14). You must have your
wedding garment on and Ephesians 5:27 describes what the garment should
look like: without spot, wrinkle or blemish. For you to achieve this,
you must always remember that you are a traveler staying temporarily on
earth and so should ever be ready with your spotless garment for the
signal that it is time, whether through home calling or through the
second coming of Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 3:13).
How do you live?
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