The risk/reward principle of walking with Jesus!

There is a risk in giving up your life for Christ. Things didn’t go very well for the disciples of Jesus!

Jesus asks you to give up your rights and independence and follow Him. And, Jesus tells you come live with Him by faith.

The calling is to first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the other things shall be added unto you.

Jesus wants you to give up your worldly desires and make Him the centerpiece of your life.

Jesus warns that a believer will face calamities and fiery trials walking with Him.

The question is the risk worth the reward. Most people don’t think so or they accept a watered down version of Christ. Who wants a life turned upside down?

Let’s examine the reward side of this question. The reward promised by Jesus is the gift of salvation. If you make a genuine decision to live for Christ above all else you are given the privilege to live with God forever.

The gift of salvation initiates your baptism into the death and resurrected life of Jesus. You die to self and learn to live for Jesus.

Salvation has nothing to do with time and begins immediately and lasts forever.

You can enter into a personal and embracing relationship with Jesus.

God seals you with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and you are now personally linked with Jesus who has power and dominion over the heavens and earth.

Jesus is alive in your life and you can hear His voice and draw upon His attributes of love, joy, peace, wisdom and strength. Jesus promises to protect you from evil with a supernatural buttress of support.

Jesus promises to give you an abundant life filled with the goodness of God. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Salvation is the process of becoming transformed into a new creature filled with the character of Jesus.

The challenge is weighing the risk versus the reward. Do you want to live closely with our great and powerful God or take your chances living on your own?