Crown of Life
What is the Crown of Life?
We receive the Crown of Life from God when we love Him and accept Him into our hearts and live our lives as a Christian.
There is a life here on earth and also a Crown of Life.
James 1;12
12 Blessed
is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will
receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those
who love Him.
If
we love the Lord we will receive the Crown of Life.
Life
is short, full of psychological and physical complexities, unique variables,
idiosyncrasies, aggression's, laughter, depression, heat, cold, peace, comfort,
and tragedies.
The Bible is our great Book of life.
The Bible is our great Book of life.
There
are many variables embedded within each of us to make up our personalities
and decision making.
We
have a wonderful new life option as a slave to God, with a Crown of life.
The
Bible is our great book of life.
Is
it better to go through life with a pessimistic or optimistic outlook?
Does
the Lord want us to be positive or negative in daily endurances'?
We
are either the slaves of the world or a slave of God. we
cannot serve to masters.
Genesis
1;30
"And
to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing
that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green
plant for food”; and it was so.
What
is life?
Are
we living life the correct way?
Why
are we here on earth?
Why
does life but a snap of a finger?
Why
is life so short?
What
is the importance of life?
How
do we chose to spend our life?
Is
life all about felling good and having fun?
Do
we go through life with an optimistic outlook and liking others?
Do
we go thorough life insecure with a pessimistic outlook and degrading and
judging others?
Which
is better for us and others?
Is
our glass totally full, half full, half empty, or totally empty?
Which
is the best way to go through life?
Will
Rogers once stated;
“I
never met a man I didn’t like!”
Seriously,
isn’t that a great way to live?
Life
is a gift
Life
is so short
One
day you wake up and you are old, where did the time go?
We
only have a short time here on earth.
What
are we here for?
What
happened?
Is
there anything we should accomplish before we pass?
What
can we do?
Are
we here to raise and produce a family?
Is
that what life is about?
Are
we put on this earth to have fun?
Are
we here to be successful?
Are
we here to be nice to others?
Is
our total goal in life is to watch as many movies or read
as many books as we can?
Is
it all about having a good time?
Are
we here to have the most toys?
Are
we put on earth to have a new Escalade?
Were
we born to be successful and posses a bigger house and a newer vehicle than our
neighbor?
Are
we lucky?
Is
it all about luck?
Is
life all about having a good time?
Is
that why we are hear on earth for a very short time?
Are
we insecure in life or are we at peace and secure with Jesus?
There
is a great Book, a Book of life, a Book that was written over 4000 years
ago by Spirit filled men that were told what to write by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible pertains to that beginning all through the centuries until current times and into the future. This book is the greatest book ever written. The Bible is our instructions manual for life here on earth. The Great Book is about exhortations/encouragement, regulations, love, hope, humility, faith, sanctification, and righteousness.
The Bible pertains to that beginning all through the centuries until current times and into the future. This book is the greatest book ever written. The Bible is our instructions manual for life here on earth. The Great Book is about exhortations/encouragement, regulations, love, hope, humility, faith, sanctification, and righteousness.
Doesn't
the Lord want us to work for him?
God
wants us to spread the Word and witness
Isn't
it all about Jesus?
Isn't
it about finding Jesus?
The
Bible tells us to tell others about Jesus.
The
Bible tells us to be a servant to the Lord and others.
We
can either serve the worldly life or serve God, we
cannot have 2 masters.
We
can live a life of serving sin or live a life of serving God with obedience and
righteousness.
Genesis 2;7
Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Genesis
9;5
Surely
I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require
it. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the life
of man.
Are
we slaves to sin or are we slaves to obedience and righteousness?
John
1;4
In
Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
One of the key verses in the Bible;
Romans
6;16
16 Do
you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for
obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in
death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
Romans
6;16
16 Don’t
you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are
slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death,
or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Romans 6;16 (KJV)
16 Know
ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are
to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Romans 6;16 (NET)
16 Do
you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves
of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting
in righteousness?
Romans
6;16 (RSV)
16 Do
you not know that if you yield yourselves to any one as obedient slaves, you
are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of
obedience, which leads to righteousness?
timothy skon, Chaplain
serving others, guided by Jesus
5/6/17