Commitment To Christ Comes At A Price
Commitment To Christ Comes At A Price
Ohhhhh, snap!
Did you hear that?
It’s just another social media influencer snapping a selfie, and posting it online for their millions of fans.
SMI’s live on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more.
It’s incredulous to me how serious this “influencing” business has become – to the point where SMI’s are now a brand for posting about their daily lives.
These “influencers” live and breathe R E P U T A T I O N, as if that’s all that matters in the world.
Now, with millions of young people following the SMI’s every word, you have to wonder what would happen to these “influencers” if, overnight, they lost everything.
By everything, I mean every sponsorship, affiliate link, and follower who adore the ground the influencers walk on.
Talk about a letdown, meltdown, time-to-skip-town, kind of day for them.
We’ve seen it happen when a national name takes a dramatic fall.
An adoring crowd can turn on a dime.
Our Purpose Isn’t Elevating Ourselves Over Others
In reality, big egos, pride, popularity-chasing, fame seeking – it’s all meaningless in the eyes of God.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.- John 3:30, (NASB).1
I . . . must . . . decrease. (That’s every narcissist’s nightmare.)
Any popularity we have acquired will be meaningless when it comes to our eternity.
As Christians, we already know this.
God has a bigger purpose for us in mind, and that is to bring Him the glory, not seek it for ourselves.
Commitment To Christ Won’t Win You A Popularity Contest
Fulfilling God’s purpose won’t win us any popularity contests. In fact, commitment to Christ comes at a price.
The Bible speaks of persecution, ridicule, and much more aimed at you and me because of our faith in Jesus Christ for our salvation, and our belief in His Word.
We have to be prepared for people to reject us, talk about us behind our backs, mock us, wish our destruction, and other toxic behavior.
Are we ready for this?
There’s no time like the present to pray for the lost, pray for our own strength, the right words to say, and for our ability to endure this coming onslaught.
Are we ready to die to self, take up our crosses, and become bold witnesses for Jesus Christ?
In today’s world, you can hardly even speak without someone getting faux “offended.” Eventually, the mob is coming for Bible believers.
Christians, we must persevere!
This world is on a collision course, but our reward is coming.
Some day.
Keep looking up!
The One Who gave us Life has already won this battle.
22 Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to treat the prophets the same way. – Luke 6:22-23, (NASB).
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
