What’s your ministry? Your calling? What makes you happy?”
We hear messages like these often, as Christians. In fact, it’s easy to grow immune in a “me” culture, to the subtle world-view sneaking into what was intended to be a simple, relationship with Jesus. In fact, “you” messages can permeate every aspects of our living; from career choices, to family planning, marriages and even ministries.
We can forget the gospel is not about us, it turns on the axis of Jesus.
Although I grew up knowing Jesus, it wasn’t until I was baptized as an adult, this idea of self-less Christianity began seeping into my theology.
Before immersion, I lacked grace in understanding Jesus was more than some “add-on”, like a sticky post-it tacked onto my sinful nature, or some bumper sticker used to spiritualize the beat up, dented automobile of my life.
However, soon after baptism the true message of a self-denying gospel started soaking into my being.
By grace, God revealed to me through scripture, we aren’t called to “live better”, but commissioned to “come and die”.
It’s not us decor
ated by some gospel, but our old self replaced by new life, centered around Jesus, for ultimately His praises alone, not ours.
I learned we are called to….
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