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Coming to the Lord for
salvation is just the beginning. We must then be willing to go out for Him,
obeying His will to reach others with His love and mercies. Through His Word,
prayer, and fellowship with other believers, He will guide us in so doing.
Blessings as you come and go for Him.
Eternal Perspectives By Sally Bair
Comings and Goings
The squirrels and chipmunks are
everywhere, it seems. They hurry and scurry from one backyard tree to another. They
run across the patio and climb the bird feeders to steal food from them. It’s
fun to watch their endless comings and goings.
Watching the critters, I’m
reminded of my own comings and goings. Some days it seems that’s all I do—come
and go, with nothing of value to show for my hurry-scurry.
Jesus, on the other hand, had
a special coming, to earth, and a special going, to the cross. Since we
believers are to follow His example, our comings and goings should have value
as His did.
Jesus invites every one of us
to come to Him—for healing, deliverance, and salvation. “Come to me, all you
who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
The best way we can come to Him
for rest and sustenance is through daily, intentional, committed prayer and
Bible reading. Once we come to
Christ, we are told to go for Him. In
fact, He commands us to “follow” Him. That going means we must be willing to go
to the cross—that is, humble ourselves as He did, and deny ourselves so we will
be holy, sacrificial servants of His love. Jesus means that we should make our
love, devotion and service to Him our highest priority, even to the point of
being willing to give up our physical lives for His sake. Followers of Him
throughout the world have died and are still dying for their faith in Christ.
Can we be willing to do less for His sake?
Jesus said, “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. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet
forfeits his soul? Or what can a man
give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:24-26)
Lord, forgive us for our
frantic comings and goings. Give us the will and strength to take up Your cross
and follow Your will, not our own. Help us remember to spend special time with You
daily. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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