CHRISTIANITY TODAY

Daily Devotional Companion

ARE YOU LIVING FOR GOD? (PART 3).

Colossians 3:23 (NLT)..... Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

We have been looking at ways a believer can demonstrate he or she is living for God. We saw from the word of God that if you claim to live for God, then,
- You must abandon yourself.
- Your will and thoughts must align with that of God.

Today, I would like to add one more to the list.
- To live for God is to fall in love with God's purpose for the earth and humanity.

In John 3:16 (KJV)...... For God so loved the world, that he sent his only begotten Son (Jesus), to come die for the world that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

If you claim you live for God, then you will fall in love with THE MAN that died for you and you will do everything within your power too to help save men and bring men to their maker. This is his purpose, and if you are not with him on this, then it means you don’t live for him.

What goes through your mind when you see the lost? How do you treat unbelievers? If your attitude towards these groups of people is anti-God's purpose, then know that you are not living for God. Be wise.

Prayer:
Father, I ask for the passion to see sinners the way you see them and to live with that purpose daily in Jesus name. Amen.

Bible Reference: Romans 10:1-17, 9:1-4.

Wisdom Capsule:
Proverbs 18:10 (MSG)..... God’s name is a place of protection— good people can run there and be safe.