Let Us Live for Christ
Why do you get up each morning? What gives your life purpose? What keeps you moving forward when life gets difficult?
In 1973, Stevie Wonder released the song "Living for the City." The closing lyrics challenge listeners to think about the direction of their lives: "If we don't change, the world will soon be over. Living just enough, stop giving just enough for the city " Those words still encourage us to ask an important question: What are we really living for? People spend their lives pursuing many different things. Some chase success, wealth, popularity, power, or pleasure. Others simply try to make it through each day. While none of these things are wrong in themselves, they can never satisfy the deepest need of the human heart.
The Bible points us to a greater purpose. Jesus taught us to treat others the way we want to be treated—the Golden Rule. Instead of using people to gain things, we are called to love people and use the blessings God has given us to help others. The Apostle Paul understood what mattered most. He said his life was "hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3). His greatest desire was that Christ would be honored in everything he did, whether he lived or died (Philippians 1:20-21). For Paul, life wasn't about building his own reputation—it was about pointing people to Jesus.
General George S. Patton once said, "Live for something rather than die for nothing." While those words came from a military leader, they remind us that everyone needs a purpose. As Christians, our purpose is found in Christ. The world constantly encourages us to focus on temporary things—possessions, achievements, and recognition. But Scripture reminds us to set our minds on things above, not merely on the things of this earth (Colossians 3:2). Our true citizenship is in God's kingdom, and through Christ we are already seated with Him in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6).
The things of this world will one day pass away, but our relationship with Christ will last forever. So today, let's choose to live for what truly matters. Let us seek God's will, worship Him wholeheartedly, love others generously, and obey His Word. When we make Christ the center of our lives, we discover the purpose for which we were created.
Instead of simply living for this world, let us live for Christ—the One who has prepared for us an eternal home in His heavenly city (Hebrews 11:10).
Colossians 3:2-3
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2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God
Philippians 1:20-21
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20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Ephesians 2:6
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6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Hebrews 11:10
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10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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