Philipians 1:21-24
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
This passage has to be one of my favorites! Here, Paul sums up the mission of the Christian. To live is Christ. This means to live your life with Jesus at the center, making Him Lord of your life. Praising Him in everything you do and giving Him the glory. Young adults should be looking like this in their walk with Christ. We should put Jesus first in everything we do; therefore, little problems will look like folly to us! Nothing else matters aside from your mission in Christ! When you die, it is not to be a morbid occasion, because right here in Philipians, Paul tells us that to die would be gain! And what do we gain? An eternity with Christ forever!
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
This passage has to be one of my favorites! Here, Paul sums up the mission of the Christian. To live is Christ. This means to live your life with Jesus at the center, making Him Lord of your life. Praising Him in everything you do and giving Him the glory. Young adults should be looking like this in their walk with Christ. We should put Jesus first in everything we do; therefore, little problems will look like folly to us! Nothing else matters aside from your mission in Christ! When you die, it is not to be a morbid occasion, because right here in Philipians, Paul tells us that to die would be gain! And what do we gain? An eternity with Christ forever!
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