I am done with me.
I have had enough living for me.
It's time for me to die to myself...
and live for Christ
because....
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....You or even I may be one of those 150,000 people that's going to die each day. Death is inevitable. See how fleeting we are? Death unfolds itself painfully to unmask how fragile humanity is. It is then I have come to realize that my life is absolutely NOTHING without Christ. For what good is it for me to gain the whole world and forfeit my soul? Christ did not promise us to have an easy-going, smooth-sailing, problem-free life if we choose to follow Him. Instead He said: "Anyone who desires to come after me must deny himself, carry his cross daily, and follow me." He only promised us two things: our SALVATION and the CROSS. If we choose to follow Him, we will have eternal life BUT we must brace ourselves for more sufferings than blessings. Of course God blesses those He loves and ONLY those He loves. And for the rest, unfortunately, He just said, "Consider this, you who forget God, I will tear you to pieces with none to rescue,"(Psalm 50:22) So are you sure that you are a child of God and not a child of wrath? So then, as Apostle Paul said you should, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith." Read 2 Corinthians 13:5 and later take some time to examine yourselves in all of the chapters in 1 John.
I found an article named Save Yourself Some Pain in livingwaters.com, so check the excerpt of this article out:
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Let's now look at some of those possible concerns. First, and of primary concern -- do you have "assurance" of your salvation? The Bible says to "make your calling and election sure" (2 Peter 1:10, italics added), so, let's go through a short "checklist" to make sure that you are truly saved:
1. Are you aware that God became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:14, KJV), and that he died for the sins of the world?
2. Did you come to the Savior because you had sinned?
3. Did you "repent" and put your faith in Jesus?
4. Are you convinced that He suffered and died on the Cross and that He rose again on the third day?
God acquits us from the Courtroom of Eternal Justice on the grounds that Jesus Christ paid our fine. We are "justified" (made right with God) by His suffering death. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was God's seal of approval of the fact that His precious blood was sufficient to pay the fine.
Think of it this way... You have violated the law and face a $50,000 fine. You tell the judge that you are truly sorry for your crime, but he answers, "So you should be -- you have broken the law! Now, can you pay this fine?" He can only acquit you if the fine is paid. If someone else pays your fine, then he can let you go, but he must have "grounds" on which to release you.
The reason we need a substitute (a savior) to pay our moral "fine," is because we have broken God's Law. To see how much we have transgressed this Law (the Ten Commandments), we will go through some of them -- Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever stolen something? Have you ever lusted after another person? If you answered "Yes" to these questions, you admit that you are a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart, and you have to face God on Judgment Day! If you have used His name in vain, then you are guilty of "blasphemy" -- you've substituted God's holy Name for a curse word. Perhaps you've hated someone, then the Bible says that you are a murderer. You have violated God's holy Law, and you're in BIG trouble. On Judgment Day, you will be found guilty and end up in Hell. That's why you need the Savior. Merely being sorry for your sins, or confessing them to God won't help you. You must turn from sin (repent), and your faith must be in Jesus Christ alone. He is the only "grounds" for God to grant mercy towards you. If you're not sure of your salvation, make Psalm 51 your own prayer. (resource: http://www.livingwaters.com/articles_growth.shtml)
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Sooner or later we're all gonna stand in front of our Maker as our judge and if the righteousness of Jesus Christ is not in us, we're all gonna be eternally damned into the lake of fire. And oh yes, ALL of us WILL glorify God one way or another...You will glorify God either when the smoke of your torment in hell rises up to the Lamb of God or when you will be clothed in pristine white with Christ, to worship and be with Him for all eternity.
So have you already made your decision?
YOU DECIDE.
