There is a big difference between being a Christian, a converted man or woman saved by the blood, and being a good christian. For example, it is easy to get married, one can get married without money, without work; all one needs to do is say "I do". But after the marriage, to be a really good husband or wife is not so easy---it costs something.
Being a converted child of God and really serving God acceptably costs something too. When the Lord Jesus told the disciples of His own impending trial, condemnation and crucifixion, He said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. And whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it" (Luke 9:23, 24). The kind of service that does not cost anything is not worth anything. If one is to hear "well done thou good and faithful servant," it will be because they paid the price of being a good christian.
The Old Testament and New Testament alike---books written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by some forty men, covering a period of fifteen centuries or more--give us a real testimony that it costs much to be a real man or woman of God.
May we today make a holy renunciation of our own plans and say an eternal "yes" to all that God asks of us. May we all desire to be a good christian.
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Keep the good stuff coming! Reading these are such a blessing. I know these will be a blessing to many!
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