Aug. 18, 2011
Mark 8:37
"'Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?'"
In the game Bigger and Better one starts with a small object and repeatedly asks various people if they can exchange anything bigger and better than the object they presently have. Some people have started with a pencil and ended with a house. If someone can, ultimately, exchange a pencil for a house, what more would we be willing to give in exchange for the very life inside of us? I believe Jesus is asking this question, in regards to this same perspective. That we should be willing to give everything we have in order to have something greater: life in Him. In this, one will not be losing anything, but rather exchanging, with no regrets, to have what God intended for us from the beginning.
I desire to give everything I have for Christ. I want to leave selfish desires, and wants of mine behind, in order to follow Him. I want to be able to leave everything for His sake: people I've grown close to, places I've gotten comfortable with, and things I've grown to be dependent on. For God asks me in 1Corinthians 4:7, "..what do you have that you did not receive".
We give it all, only to gain the better...like He told says in Luke 10, with Mary and Martha, Mary chose the better, to sit at His feet. Thank you for sharing this blog...it blessed me by reminding me of all the good He has given to me as i have laid myself and my brokenness at His feet.
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