{"id":7593,"date":"2018-02-15T07:35:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T07:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=7593"},"modified":"2018-02-15T07:35:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T07:35:03","slug":"what-exactly-are-you-living-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=7593","title":{"rendered":"What exactly are you living for?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WISDOM FOR LIVING
\nBy\u00a0Tope Banso.<\/strong>
\n\u201cNot all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven\u201d (Matthew 7:21 New Living Translation).
\nMany years ago, I read a story \u2013 the story of a young communist student in West Berlin, Germany, trying to escape to East Germany with some secret files he had stolen. Unfortunately, he was shot. Before he died, he said to the soldiers, \u201cI am dying for communism, what are you living for?\u201d
\nMay I ask you that same question? \u2013 What are you living for? What is eternal or temporary, sinful or holy; what will take you to heaven or send you to hell fire? What are you living for? \u201cHe [God] will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds\u201d (Romans 2:7-8 New Living Translation).
\nThat young man died for a cause he believed in which wouldn\u2019t even secure for him eternal life but he was committed to it enough to live and die for it. If you can\u2019t live well for what you believe, you certainly can\u2019t die for it! What are you living for?
\nSome people are living for vanity \u2013 beauty, fashion, money, ambition, career, fame, entertainment, etc. which are transient. 1 John 2:17 warns, \u201cAnd this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever\u201d (New Living Translation). What are you living for?
\nWhen you\u2019re old, no longer as active as you’re now, will you be happy how you\u2019ve lived your life? Will you be proud you\u2019ve lived a God-centred life? Are you living a life that will qualify you for the rapture any time?
\nReflect on your life today, repent and begin to live for God. Stop living for self and the devil. \u201cFor he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life\u201d (Galatians 6:8, New King James Version).
\nJesus\u2019 warned: \u201cFor what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul\u201d (Mark 8:36 New King James Version). You may be a Christian, even a pastor, a non-Christian or a nominal Christian, what are you really living for?
\nOn that Day of Judgment, many people will be so ashamed of what they had lived for. \u201cOn judgment day, many will tell me, ‘Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Go away; the things you did were unauthorized\u201d (Matthew 7:22-23 New Living Translation). What are you living for?
\nIf you\u2019re not born again, give your life to Jesus today, and begin to live obeying His Word. Also, prayerfully find out God\u2019s plan for your life and live for it. \u201cHere is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is the duty of every person. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad\u201d (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 New Living Translation).
\n\u25cf\u25cfBanso, an Abuja-based minister, is <\/strong>\u00a0can be reached at\u00a0cedarministryintl@yahoo.com, <\/strong>
\ncedarministryng@gmail.com; or on\u00a0Tel No: +2348155744752, +2348033113523 <\/strong>
\nWhatsApp No: +2349081295947<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WISDOM FOR LIVING By\u00a0Tope Banso. \u201cNot all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven\u201d (Matthew 7:21 New Living Translation). Many years ago, I read a story \u2013 the story of a young communist student in West Berlin, Germany, trying […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5772],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-faith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}