WHAT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE CAN DO FOR YOU
Thinking about the blessings of the Christian life should cause one to want to be a Christian. Consider a few of the blessings the Christian life offers.
The Christian life will give you the providence of God. Paul wrote, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose…He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:28, 32). The fact that God was willing to give His Son to die for our sins proves that He will provide us with “all things.” At times a Christian may feel lonely, but he is never alone. God will never leave His people, but will provide for them and uphold them constantly with His right hand (Isaiah 41:10).
The Christian life will give you the purpose of God. The Christian’s purpose is revealed in the following words: “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…” (Romans 8:29). To conform to the image of God’s Son should be the main goal of every Christian. Following the perfect example of Christ is really the purpose for which man has been created. It is sad that every day in America an average of 89 people die by their own hand. They choose to end their lives because they feel life is not worth living. So many people are aimlessly wandering through life, feeling lost and hopeless. The good news for them is that the Christian life offers meaning and purpose. Living for Christ gives us purpose.
The Christian life will give you the people of God. The Scriptures make it clear that God has a people: “I will call them my people, which were not my people; and…there shall they be called the children of the living God” (Romans 9:25-26). God’s people have fellowship with one another (I John 1:7) and bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2). When tragedy strikes and life knocks us to our knees, brothers and sisters in Christ provide love and support. Yes, the spiritual ties shared in Christ are truly special and will last throughout eternity.
The Christian life will give you the promise of God. “Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sureto all the seed…” (Romans 4:16). God promised Abraham that through his seed all families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:1-3). The meaning of the promise is that God would send His Son through the seed of Abraham, and would thereby make salvation possible for both Jews and Gentiles. Those who become Christians receive this promise of salvation from sin and the promise of eternal life (Romans 6:23; I John 2:25). When the Christian comes to the end of life’s journey, draws his last breath and closes his eyes in death, the promise of salvation and eternal life will give security and comfort to the soul in that dark hour.
Yes, the Christian life offers providence, purpose, people, and a promise. Nevertheless, the Christian life will provide none of these blessings until one becomes a Christian. If you have never obeyed the Gospel, will you become a Christian today?
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