Wednesday Romans 13:11-14

Live for Christ now!

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Paul told the Romans to live as living sacrifices to God. That meant giving up their own selfish desires and making the mission of Christ the top priority.

He said to take note of the time. He felt that the time of Christ’s return would be soon. So they had better be busy about the mission in order to get as much done before the second coming.

So, here we are two thousand years later. We often lose sight of the urgency of the mission. Jesus has not come back in two thousand years. Why should I expect Him to come back now? Why should I expect Him to come back even during my lifetime?

We still have the mission. The only chance I have to do what God has assigned for me to do is during my lifetime. The only chance that those around me have to respond to the gospel is during their lifetimes. Even if Christ does not come back during my life, there is still so much for me to do for Him before I stand before Him in heaven.

Also, He may come back any time. We are told to live as if we knew He was coming back tomorrow. There are people that I know who are lost who may not live another year.

Paul says that we should not be focusing on the pleasures of the world, but instead clothing ourselves in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is how we live a living sacrifices which is our reasonable act of worship.