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Living The “Good Life”

The American dream is to live the “good life.” We aspire to have a good job, own a nice home, drive a new car, send our kids to the best schools. This “good life” is then climaxed by a carefree retirement with ample funds to do the things we want.

In an of themselves, there’s is nothing wrong with the above goals, but they fall short of the noble goals set for us in Scripture.

Paul paints a far more accurate picture of what the “good life” consists of:

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20 – NKJV; cf. Isaiah 53:12 – NKJV).

In baptism, we participate in a most memorable death — our own (Romans 6:6-11 – NKJV). Conversion represents a shift from selfish ambition to unselfish generosity (Acts 20:35 – NKJV; cf. Acts 2:45 – NKJV; Acts 4:32-35 – NKJV. An awareness of our own inadequacies and sinful behavior, causes us to stop trusting in ourselves (Proverbs 3:5-6 – NKJV). Pride and its attendant destruction are indeed replaced with faith and its multiple blessings (Romans 10:17 – NKJV; Ephesians 1:3 – NKJV).

As Christians, we highly esteem one another (Romans 12:10 – NKJV), because Christ is the dominant influence in our lives (Gal. 2:20 – NKJV).

Our importance to our family and peers is not measured by our looks or what kind of position we have, but “Who” lives in our daily life and living. We live our lives as an expression of thanksgiving for His great blessings (2 Corinthians 9:7-15 – NKJV; Ephesians 1:3 – NKJV). Faithful worship and sacrificial obedience come more easily, because Jesus set the example at Calvary (Luke 22:41-42 – NKJV; cf. John 5:30 – NKJV; John 6:38 – NKJV).

Instead of following the world’s call to get all the “gusto” we can — let’s be ready to share with the world the “good life” in Christ that we have discovered as we unselfishly live for Him each day.

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