Drop the title and give up
The other fell and could be rescued again, but this one sank and could not be rescued. When you give up, you have to give up and the road to life will open and the chance for success will come again, but those who do not give up and have strong obsession will be defeated forever. There is a person who said, "A person who is brave to let go is more courageous than anyone else and can succeed." A person who quickly shakes off the attachment to material things, the attachment to the past, and the attachment to failure can find a new path to success. In Go, the one who is going to die must give up quickly and put something else in order to save the one who is going to die and win.
Isn't this what we look like? No matter how much we hold onto something like a rotten invoice, it doesn't do us any good. Rather, it only leads us on the road to death. What should be thrown away must be thrown away. The believer should not be caught up in works for the corruptible flesh, but be caught up by Christ Jesus. Therefore, it should be a life that follows the Lord wherever He leads.
“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive many times more, and will inherit eternal life” (Matthew 19:29).
"You're crazy," said his wife, "I'm not crazy. Then, around bedtime, without a word, he opened the cupboard door, put down the whiskey bottles there, opened the stoppers one by one, and started pouring it into the sewer. Qaaaaaaaaaaaa...
"Why are you doing this? How expensive!" said his wife, running and trying to grab the last bottle of wine, but he took it and threw it away. The joy of salvation begins with giving up.
What have you given up on believing in Jesus? And what are you throwing away now?
“Therefore, since we have a multitude of witnesses surrounding us like a cloud, putting off every burden and the sin that so easily entangles us, and with perseverance run the race set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).
Dispute between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, why are the same pharmacists fighting each other?
Checks and checks between judges and prosecutors. Why do you check each other when you are the same lawyer?
The fight between the ruling party and the opposition party, what is the real reason that lawmakers fight each other?
According to the definition of the newspaper, it claims that it is for the health of the people, for the law and order, and for the future of the country, but in reality, it is a "fight for rice bowls", a struggle for the initiative of those who have, not those who do not have. In verse 7, Abram and Lot - uncle and nephew are fighting. Why? In verse 6, it says that they had to fight because they had “so many things.” In cattle ranching, there was a struggle for more possession of absolute pasture. When there is something, it is to have more, and to maintain it, it is a battle for dominance. A Korean chaebol once sued each other until the courtroom when the group chairman and his younger brother had a property fight. They were fighting for a bowl of rice to get even a little more.
How did Abram solve this problem? In verses 7 and 8, we see Abram giving up his vested interests. Abram was an uncle and had raised his nephew Lot without a father, so he was able to exercise the initiative first. Nevertheless, he is giving his nephew Lot the option first. Isn't this the big man, the big bowl? "By the way. Why was Abram able to give up his vested interests? The reason is said in verse 12, in order not to leave the land of Canaan - God's promised land. Because of the promise of
It is said that one sack of rice on Earth is equivalent to six sacks of rice on the moon. This is because the pulling force is six times smaller. The less force that draws to you, the more you get. When he gave up his natural vested interests by relying on God's promises, God's invaluable things became mine.
Jesus gave up his authority as God to save us, came down to this earth, and gave up his own life so that he could give us life. True faith is giving up my vested interests for the Lord. What about those of us who choose to follow Jesus?
I pray that all the saints will quickly throw away and give up everything that is hindering them from going to the kingdom of God, and be filled with God's grace, peace, and the Holy Spirit.
* Prayer: Holy God, we want to live according to your will. May you live by your grace, and whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, live for the glory of God. Make me an indispensable salt in the place where I am, and a channel through which God's blessings flow. Don't let me get drunk, and let all my words and deeds give off the fragrance of Christianity. Grant me the faith to give up what you are telling me to give up, so that I can live a life of satisfaction with Jesus alone. I want to imitate Paul's attitude of saving the souls of others by giving up on his own interests. Help me to know when to give up and when to give up, and to learn the secrets of giving up. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen