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Mathew 16:35 “For whosoever will save his life will lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.”
We build our lives pursuing the dreams and goals of pre-grave achievements. Living requires physical effort to support our family and our existence but I think most of our time is spent on overachievement in this life that we cannot keep. Being dead to sin and alive to Christ (Romans 6:11) is a command that’s extremely difficult to obey. Taking a moment to decide what’s most valuable is time well spent.
Matthew 16:26 “For what is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul. Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” The only thing you have that’s of any value to God is your soul. Everything else you leave behind, and you will stand in judgment alone. The precious blood of Christ was payment for our souls. We have nothing to offer God in exchange for our souls. All souls belong to God and those not purchased by Christ have no value to the Creator.
1st Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from anything he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.” We see here that a man can live a “perfect” life in pursuit of God but still falter in the most wicked way. Murdering Uriah so David could take his wife was evil. David was blinded by lust and probably would have failed if he hadn’t been confronted with what would be the most obvious of sins. David had broken two of the Ten Commandments. He knew the law; he knew better. We must confront ourselves with our tendency to wander from the safety of the cross.
God is interested in repentance. You can achieve great things in your life, you may get immense accolades from your peers but still sin in the most basic ways. The key is repentance. David sinned boldly in the face of God’s Word. Real repentance reminds us that what you have power over will evaporate when the power of the grave takes you.
It’s difficult for a powerful or rich man to humble himself. Most of those that read this are rich in comparison to the rest of the world. So we can’t exempt ourselves from the trappings of wealth. Usually, power and riches aren’t brought about by meek people. I’m not saying we should be powerless but that our power be derived from submitting to the Holy Spirit. It’s the difference between letting God bless you or letting you bless you.
Well done thou good and faithful servant. Those are the words we should strive to hear from God. We strive to be faithful humble servants of God our whole lives. We want him to be proud of what he purchased. Being a humble servant in the work of Christ is the only way to please God.