NEGATIVE LIVING?
Memorise: The Son of man indeed goeth,
as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is
betrayed! Good were it for that man if he had never been born. Mark 14: 21
Life comprises
of positive and negative elements. As a matter of necessity, it is not good for
someone to opt for negative living. The fact that Jesus Christ was destined to
die for the sin of the whole world does not exonerate Judas Iscariot from the
evil that led him to the idea of betraying the King of Glory. The question is
“why should it be him?” Judas Iscariot’s negative disposition to life pushed
him to the deadly idea which turned out to be a suicide mission. The Bible says
he was a thief; always stealing from the treasury (John 12:4-6). The Bible
therefore enjoins us to mortify our members which push us to do abominable
things in the sight of God (Colossians 3:5). Sins such as covetousness and
greed that we can easily entangle ourselves with must be avoided. Examples of
people who led negative lives abound in the Bible. One that readily comes to
mind in Cain who murdered his brother as a result of envy. The sacrifice of his
brother Abel was accepted whereas his was rejected. Instead of finding out why
God rejected his sacrifice, he jealously killed his innocent and godly brother,
and he never knew peace afterwards (Genesis 4:3-10). Reuben, the first son of
Jacob, also led a negative life of adultery, to the point of sleeping with his
father’s wife (Genesis 35:22). His father cursed him, to the effect that he
would not excel (Genesis 49:3-4). This is why Paul in 2 Timothy 2:20-21 said:
“But in a great house there are not only vessel of
gold and of sliver, but also of wood and for earth; and some to honour, and
some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared
unto every good work.”
In the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is better
for a man to have never been born, than to be born and go to Hell. Jesus Christ
warned Judas Iscariot against the love of money, but to no avail, hence, what
He got from the King of kings and the Lord of lords was “woe”. What a worthless
and negative life to live! All the years he spent following the Master was
bungled for 30 pieces of silver! It is disheartening that some children of God
are also betraying their faith in the Son of the living God for contracts,
employment, promotion, political office and other sundry things. The question
is: are all these worth living or dying for? Before you crucify Judas Iscariot,
look inward and see whether or not you are wearing the same shoes with him. If
you are, you must repent and begin to live positively as children of the Most
High from today.
Prayer point
Father, whatever will negate your
positive plan for my life, please restrain me from it.
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