Is What You Believe, Worth Dying For?

We are accustomed to seeing suicide bombers in various places and even in our own country, it is now a real concern. Many people are willing to die physically for the promise of eternal paradise and salvation. While the religious zealots of hate are busy trying to destroy lives through violent death, Christians are for the most part, are refusing to prepare themselves to bring forth our greatest weapon, Love. We attempt to fight force with force, ignoring the scriptures that tell us that our fight is with the Principalities and Powers of the air, in other words , the realm of the Spirit.

The truth is, we are all in the same position that Christ allowed Himself to live, for our redemption and example. We can do nothing, but what the Father tells us. Oh, we can do a lot of busy work, but in the end it is only a fading work of the flesh, if it is not from the mouth of the Father. This takes quiet time to "hear" what the Father is telling us. His plan and history for mankind is laid out for us in His Holy Bible, the plan by which we may understand the principles and strategies we must use to have victory over our circumstances. There have been attacks over the years to try and confuse or hide His word, but it has still yet survived. Many parse the meaning, or twist partial truths to meet their own private interpretation, only to come away with a popular heresy, that many will have great joy following, the resulting wealth from the holder of such a message entices many others to follow.
Yet, through all of this the truth somehow manages to survive. There is still a remnant that will allow the Father to teach us through the power of the Holy Spirit the understanding from this otherwise confounding set of books. We must come as a little child, having a faith in knowing that He is and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
There has been considerable debate over the years about the conversion of the lost to salvation, some say that there is a number of those who are predestined to be saved and the power of the Holy Spirit reaches those through the preaching of the gospel message. Still others say there is a decision first that must be made, and then a conversion is made in the sinner's life. The truth is that it is the heart of Almighty God that none perish, but that all humankind would live forever. The power of salvation is there paid for and ready for whosoever will receive it. The Holy Spirit convicts the heart, then the sinner must act upon the truth revealed, just as a trapped man under a dark pile of rubble must follow the beacon of light to find freedom, once He has the ability to move.
What do we believe as Christians today? Do we believe that our main focus is to work as ambassadors for Christ, to shine the light within us to set the captives free, bind the broken-hearted and show the way to salvation? Or is what we believe centered on trying to find a good place to dig and bury my talent so that it will not be lost when the Master comes and requires it of me? Are we busy using the gifts of the Holy Spirit to heal, prophesy and love only the saved?
I pray that we as the Church of Christ Jesus, will wake up and take the full gospel message to the lost, to stand firm in a sure foundation of faith, knowing that Love is our greatest weapon, and it is worth dying for. We must indeed die daily, there is no place for a Christian to live a life that follows only our five senses. We must renew our mind to be able to receive the understanding of our purpose in the Kingdom of God, to understand our true focus, no matter the circumstances.
Our seed must die so that the fruit tree of life may spring forth for others to eat and live, and they in turn may produce more seeds.
John 12:24-26
²⁴I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. ²⁵The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.