Wednesday, August 30, 2006
L.I.F.E: Little Investments For Eternity
After the Fall, really you'll find that there's barely a clear distinction between right and wrong anymore. I guess it has all boiled down to the one thing that distinguishes us from all other creations. Choice. After salvation there is no more condemnation for those in Christ.
Romans 8:1-4 says: "1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in sinful man,[d] 4in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit."
The fact is, if we were to live so as to be judged as righteous, we'd have to be perfect. But we are not. The hammer would have fallen on us long ago if we were to be judged by God's perfect standard. We have ALL been saved from condemnation, because Jesus already paid for it and that can NEVER be undone. So what's life all about from this point on? As my heading suggests, I think it can be viewed as Little Investments For Eternity. There are good investments that will reap rewards in eternity, and there are bad investments that will incur wrath for eternity. Life is really about the choices we make; are they aligned to God's will, which is to ensure we have an everlasting relationship with Him? To make independent choices is to make the choice to be outside of God's protection. So it's time to ask, 'is it wise to do this?' and not 'is it right to do this'? God allows us to make stupid choices. There are lessons to learn from them; he has designed Pain to make sure that happens.
Mantou at 2:35 PM