Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15: For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
"What am I living for?" While that is an important question, the most important question of all is "Who am I living for?" Only one person can insure that I will never die because he has already died for me and conquered death! *1 If he was willing to die for me, I'm for sure going to live for him! Paul said that love was his compelling force. What would happen in our lives if love was truly THE compelling factor in our motivation and behavior? What if our desire to love those who do not know Jesus' saving grace became our all-consuming concern out of love? Christ bore our sins. *2 He didn't just carry them; he suffered the penalty we deserved. Christ’s anguish was our healing. Christ’s suffering was our righteousness. Jesus' saving grace can be our all-consuming concern out of love for the lost. He died so that it would be! Let's not disappoint him. While many substitute Messiahs have been offered, only the True Messiah saves. *3 While we often live for many lords, only one Lord liberates and sets us free from sin and death. While many ways are claimed to bring us close to God, Jesus insists that he is the only way. *4 So we're driven to one ultimate reality: do we believe salvation is in Jesus alone or not? It's our choice. But what we decide about Jesus is really deciding about everything. Is Jesus your Lord? Is Jesus the name above all names in your life? *5 The question we have to ask the lost: Is Jesus your Savior? If not, please reconsider, for the Bible says: "Salvation is found in no one else.”
Prayer: Jehovah God, my God, the only true and living God, I ask You in Jesus’ name, please be with me as I seek to allow love to be my primary compelling motivation in life. I want to show Jesus my love and appreciation for all that he has done to save me. I want to live for Jesus so others know he is Lord of my life. I want my words and life to show his love to others so they can truly experience it and come to know him. God I personally Thank You for giving me victory over sin through Jesus Christ’s sacrificial death. Thank You God for giving me victory today in my life as I live it for him. God please bless me as I pursue this goal. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
