“Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.†2 Tim. 2:3
The expression, “Living the life of Riley” suggests an ideal contented life, possibly living on someone else’s money, time or work.
Instead he presented a message of self-sacrifice and self-denial, one where an individual would pick up their cross daily and follow him.
He once encouraged a young man who expressed interest in becoming his disciple to sell all he had and give it to the poor and come follow him. The young man ultimately declined the Lord’s offer because what he possessed was more important to him than following the Son of God as He began His work of Kingdom building here in our world.
God, I believe, is not necessarily against the accumulation of wealth or possessions, but it can become problematic when we make [the accumulation] our “god†or our main reason for living while shutting out the Lord who has provided it all for us in the first place.
When Jesus said in Luke 12:48 that “to whom much is given much will be requiredâ€, this profound statement give us a penetrating insight to what the mass accumulation of any earthly possessions or assets entails!
Not one for just sole personal enjoyment, but one with a social responsibility connected it to that serves others… the ones He died for…we acting as our brother’s keepers in a tri-unified way- physically as well emotionally and spiritually.
Don’t let the “Life of Riley†rule your life, but let the life of Jesus and His Kingdom’s principles bring you up to the highest plane of living both here in this world and in the world to come!
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