A Life
Worth Nothing
God
calls us for such a time as this. He calls us to finish the race of completing
the task the Lord Jesus has given to us – the task of testifying the good news
of God’s grace. Our purpose here on earth is to love God and to love other
people. Our vision is to win souls and make disciples. Our goal is to make them
leaders of leaders. We do this because we want to transform our nation.
Christians
in the time of the Apostles were very different compared to Christians now. They
were willing to leave their family just to follow Jesus Christ. They were also
willing to die for the sake of sharing the Way to others. Joy flooded their
hearts while doing this but when their faith had been tested, crazy things
happened to them. The Apostles experienced different forms of malignment from
people. Literally, they were stoned, stripped, and beaten with rods. After the
whipping, the prison cell became their resting place. I remember the time when
Apostle Paul testified about Jesus Christ and some Jews came from Antioch and
Iconium just to stone him. They dragged Paul outside the city thinking that he
was already dead. The people were so determined to kill anyone who would try to
talk about Jesus. But the Apostles didn't care about this. The bible, in Acts
20 mentions about Paul going to Jerusalem and not knowing what will happen to
him. The other Apostles wanted to stop Paul because they knew many people wanted
to kill him there. But Paul was so determined to go to Jerusalem. He was ready
not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord
Jesus.
Christians
right now are also prone to these tests and hardships but not in the same way
as the Apostles. We call it hardship if our parents are persecuting us. We call
it test if they don’t want us to attend Sunday service, WildSONs, or any
service that involves the church. We call it problem if we don’t have money
going to different places just to share the Gospel. We call it challenge waking
up early just to go to Morning Prayer. We call all of these tests and
hardships!
If we
could just live our Christian life based on how the Apostles lived, we could
win this Nation! Acts chapter 19 verses 8 to 10 speaks about the strict
training that Paul and other apostles had. He took the disciples with him to
plan and to strategize how to win the province of Asia. Paul considered all of
these as challenges. Paul is a great leader, a boundless Christian, and an extraordinary
man of God because he had solved different kinds of tough problems and
challenges. Do you want to know how Paul solved all of these? I want to share
to you some of his secrets. Paul mentioned in Philippians chapter 4 verses 12
that he had learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Then, Paul in
Galatians chapter 2 verses 20 that he had been crucified with Christ and he no
longer live, but Christ lived in him. Lastly, Paul considered his life worth
nothing to him. His only aim was to finish the race and complete the task the
Lord Jesus has given him – the task of testifying to the good news of God’s
grace.
Evaluate
your life right now, what kind of Christian are you? Are you still living to
desire the wants of your earthly body? Or you are totally dead just to finish
the race. Always remember that God chose us for such a time as this to make a
difference in our nation. We can just accomplish it if we are living a life
worth nothing.
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