Have you ever met someone who just seems to have it all
together? That person who doesn't seem to have anything bad happen to them. Or
maybe the person just seems to have blessing after blessing poured on them. We
may think of celebrities who are rich and famous. We may think of a CEO of a
popular company. We would call these people lucky.
I would be very interested to hear these lucky people's answer to this question: are you happy? Some of them may say yes. Others may say no. I wonder if they stay up at night worrying about their finances. I wonder if they worry about their relationships. I wonder if they question what the meaning of life is. The very people who we may consider lucky have problems too. Many of them may even try to hide their problems. They may even question why they are here or what happens after they die.
Matthew 16:26-27 says, "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done." Sometimes the people who we think are lucky worked hard to get where they are. Others may have done things that hurt others. They may have done things they are not proud of. If they did that, they may be happy now, or feel lucky now, but they will not feel happy in the end.
God calls us to live our lives for him. He doesn't promise us happiness or being lucky on this earth. He does promise that he will be with us, love us, care for us, and save us from our sin. No matter if you feel lucky now or not, I encourage you to trust in God. Trust in Jesus Christ as your savior. That is the most important part of our lives on earth. Not that we feel lucky or happy, but that we know Christ as our personal savior. Then we share that good news with others.
So, are you focused on the things of this world or on Christ? Have you chosen to trust in Jesus as your savior? Are you following the Great Commission?
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I would be very interested to hear these lucky people's answer to this question: are you happy? Some of them may say yes. Others may say no. I wonder if they stay up at night worrying about their finances. I wonder if they worry about their relationships. I wonder if they question what the meaning of life is. The very people who we may consider lucky have problems too. Many of them may even try to hide their problems. They may even question why they are here or what happens after they die.
Matthew 16:26-27 says, "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done." Sometimes the people who we think are lucky worked hard to get where they are. Others may have done things that hurt others. They may have done things they are not proud of. If they did that, they may be happy now, or feel lucky now, but they will not feel happy in the end.
God calls us to live our lives for him. He doesn't promise us happiness or being lucky on this earth. He does promise that he will be with us, love us, care for us, and save us from our sin. No matter if you feel lucky now or not, I encourage you to trust in God. Trust in Jesus Christ as your savior. That is the most important part of our lives on earth. Not that we feel lucky or happy, but that we know Christ as our personal savior. Then we share that good news with others.
So, are you focused on the things of this world or on Christ? Have you chosen to trust in Jesus as your savior? Are you following the Great Commission?
Image from here.
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