For Me to Live is Christ… What are you Living for?

We were enjoying every bit of our talk until we came to this point. This is the point where we asked him to serve us the news on one of the headlines which was simply the name of one of our elder cousins.

He said, “This is the shocker, Pre.”

Eager to know, we typed a quick “What?” and hit the enter key.

He replied, “She is dead, Pre, dead.”

…we were speechless and for once we hoped that death had a different definition other than the fact that when a person is dead, it means they are no longer living. Our smiling face instantly became a sad one.

In a short while we lost consciousness of our environment and allowed our thoughts to travel far and wide. We thought of her face, the last time we met, our conversation, her wealth, her words, everything we could think of.

Feelings overwhelmed us. It is an understatement to say that we were shocked. We lack words to describe how we felt at that very moment.

Then we thought of one thing: Where is she now? Is she in Heaven or in Hell? Is she rejoicing or weeping? What is her reward after going through this life? We remembered how she told us of her faith in God. We hoped that she had cleaved to Him until her last breath.

A lot of us have been put in a similar state of shock after a loved one passes on. Someday, it will be our turn. Whether you want it or not, we will all DIE someday. Unless of course Jesus comes when you are still alive.

Many people fear death but death is not something to be feared when you live right. Paul said in Philippians 1:21, “For us to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (KJV)

This verse keeps ringing in our head because our Mom often sings a song that has that portion of the Bible as its lyrics.

Today, we have taken a while to meditate more especially on this portion, “For us to live is Christ…” we live the life of Christ. Christ is the definition of our life!

What about you??? Who or what are you living for??? Are you living for your job, for your spouse, for fame or whatever???

Who are you serving. God or money??? Matthew 6:24b: “Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” we add!!!!!!!!! to that.

Unfortunately, some people are so busy with the wrong things. The Bible says that it is useless that you rise up early and go to bed late eating the bread of anxious toil. Hah!

Some people are soooo busy investing in things that have no eternal value. When you cross to the other side will your life here on earth pay off? Or will you be found wanting?

We call on everyone to live a Christ-centered life. Whether in your thoughts, in your deeds, or in your words, let Christ reign.

When you live for Christ, this is the sweetest part: “…to die is gain”. Yes, when you die, that will be gain! Your loved ones will be crying but you will be smiling. You will be in a farrrr better place.

How we long for that moment when we finish our mission on earth and walk in realms of GLORY in that place where the Light never goes out. How we long to finally see Him face to face and hear Him say, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.” How we long!

We leave you with these words by the Apostle Paul: “And whatever you do, in word or act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.” (BBE)

Life is short. Make the best out of it. And the best is CHRIST.