May 18
It is part of the nature of man to protect what is his. Just as the nature of a mother is to nurture and guard her child and the nature of a father is to secure for his family the best his talents and abilities can accrue to them, so the whole of mankind is oriented around these basic innate traits that are geared toward self-preservation and aggrandizement.
We want to have the best and we want to be the best and we want to extend the best to our progeny. Yet, Christ has a better way for us. Oh, that is not to say that He would negate our responsibilities to utilize to the fullest the talents He’s given to us (Luke 19:22), or to provide well for our families (I Timothy 5:8)!
Rather, that is to say that every aspect of life in the here-and now should be superseded by our submission of ourselves to the Holy Spirit of God who will prepare us for our eternal home in Heaven by teaching us “all things” relevant to the Lord’s Kingdom (John 16:7-14). There is a further aspect to the focus of the believer upon the things of Christ.
In Matthew 16: 24-25 Jesus says, “”If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Me will find it.” All earthly treasure and accomplishments will perish, but all that’s focused on the Lord will last through eternity.
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