What does Christ want from you?

“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

God wants your abandoned devotion to Him. He does not want sacrifices. Jesus made the final sacrifice for all. There will never be another sacrifice for God.

God does not want your works. Do you really think you can do something for the Creator of the heavens and earth?

God wants you to have unyielding faith built on the reality of who He is. God’s mission is to get you to trust Him implicitly. You can’t play hide and seek with God. He wants all of you.

God wants you to live for Him. This cannot happen until your individuality and compulsions are crucified with Christ.

God has to break your heart through the trials of life to cause you to give up your ego and self determination and to live for Him.

Your loyalty to God cannot be built on an intellectual concept or an emotional experience. It has to be built on the sufferings of Christ.

Faith does not come from reading the Bible or going to church. Faith comes from a personal encounter with the Living Christ. Until you get to this point, you are just going through the motions.

God wants you to worship Him for who He is and not for His blessings. Find your purpose in the work of the Cross and the promise of salvation.

Come to know the Living Christ and you will have the faith to overcome any obstacle in life. The Cross will demonstrate the reality of the greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty of God.

At this point, your life will not be about self. It will be about pleasing God.