Message from Scripture: 5/12/2020

Good day! Today’s message from Scripture comes from Psa. 119:112; “I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the very end.”

I recently did a Google search on the phrase “What’s in it for me,” and found over 35 ½ million websites that tried to answer that question. It seems if one doesn’t see any personal gain from it, many will not see the need to be engaged. Scripture begs us to look and see what living the Christian life offers each of us, to see what’s in it for us.

Only in Christ do we have the salvation of our souls. We are all lost (Rom. 3:23), and we all need forgiveness. Only Christ washes away our sins and makes us a new creation, with the old life of sin passing away and a new life in Him taking its place (2 Cor. 5:17).

Only in Christ do we have a better way to live. Sin only offers pleasure for a season, and it ends in sorrow. Paul reminds us sin only leads to more sin, a downward spiral that destroys us (Rom. 6:19). Christ offers an abundant life instead (John 10:10).

Only in Christ do we have eternal life. Life here and now ends for all of us at some point in time, and after that we face judgment (Heb. 9:27). Christ offers the only real hope of something better when this life is over, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens (2 Cor. 5:1).

We can ask the question “What’s in it for me” about all kinds of things for today, but Scripture reminds us God freely offers the best for us now and eternally, if we believe, obey, and live for our Lord. Today, and every day, choose life, which is to choose to live Biblically. Have a great day. God bless.

Robert