“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son
of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:12
The Apostle John, the same writer of the gospel bearing his
name, lays it out pretty plain and clear for all to read and understand. There is life and there is the life God
gives. One is merely existing, the other
is living for the Almighty God and benefitting from all the many blessings His
has set aside for us. You either believe
it, embrace it in faith and trust that it’s true or you don’t. God gave us a free will to choose.
The next point that needs to be made is are you, as a
believer, tapping into all that God has to offer. Are you merely living a “Christian” life
because you feel you now have to or
are you living by God’s standards because you want to? There’s a big difference between doing
something out of a sense of obligation and doing something out of
compulsion. We should be serving God
because we truly have a heartfelt desire to do so and for no other reason. Our allegiance is to be voluntary. If we spend an ample amount of time in God’s
word we will know what is required of us as His children. We never have
to do anything for God, but we can.
How exciting to serve a God who desires to use us for the expansion of
His kingdom. If that doesn’t get you
excited nothing will.
Has your walk with Christ become a crawl? Is it stale and lifeless? Whose fault is it, God’s? No, God never changes. He was and is and always shall be. We are the ones who change. Our moods, our disposition, our attitudes
fluctuate every day based on our circumstances.
I suppose that’s all part of being human. While God understands our weaknesses and
shortcomings, He does expect us to grow past it at some point. If we never or rarely feed ourselves
spiritual food we will either not grow or have our growth stunted. Embrace Christ and all He stands for and live
the life you’ve been given with all you’ve got.
Not for God’s sake, but for yours.
Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
