I am in the process of rereading Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper. Chapter 7 is entitled Living to Prove that He is more Precious than Life. He (obviously referring to Christ) is to be treasured above all else. There are numerous verses recorded in scripture, and eluded to in this book, talking about treasuring nothing above Jesus and if there is anything you do to get rid of it.
This wartime lifestyle or mindset is a reminder of the reality we live in. We are in a constant war between Christ and Satan, truth and falsehood, belief and unbelief. Our weapons are not of this world but strong though Christ, namely the Gospel, prayer and love. It is much easier for us to slip into the less satisfying life of peace and simplicity instead of being on guard for the evil one.
May God help us to stay on the alert and to live to make Christ more precious than life.
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