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“One
who gives himself to pleasure has already died, eventhough he lives“
(1 Tim. 5:6)
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time immemorial, the tempter of pleasures has taken root in
our heart. When we restrain from turning to godly life we end
up in disgrace and suicide. However, God has made liberation
from this and eternal life available to us.
“One
who gives himself to pleasure has already died, eventhough
he lives“
(1 Tim. 5:6)
One
can evaluate one’s life and failure with Jesus. Those
who listen and believe in the words of Jesus have eternal
life. The living and dead will hear God’s voice. The
voice that has existed from the beginning will obtain for
us eternal life. You might be prevented from hearing Jesus’
words and thus believe the tempter; and try to gain comfort
or solace in worldly pleasures and evil forces. Jesus came
to give life and give it abundantly (John 10:10). When we
reject Jesus we choose death. The sons of death, while they
are alive, reject Jesus who is life.
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The
sin of the first man gifted us with death. The earth was spread
with death along with the sin. The death of the sinless Jesus
provided us with eternal life. St. Paul wrote, “The wages
of sin is death” (Rom 6:23). St. John tells us “Sin
is not believing in Jesus” (John 16:9). Belief in Jesus
leads us from life to eternal life and disbelief in Jesus leads
us from death to eternal hell. “But now that you have been
free from sin and enslaved to God the advantage you get is sanctification.
The end is eternal life.
For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 6:22-23). The word
of Satan gives man death and Jesus’ word gives man victory
over death (John 8:51, Gen 3:4). The choice between life and
death is always before man. Jesus tells everyone on the face
of the earth - “I am the life and the resurrection”
(John 11: 25). It is in accordance with that link with Jesus
that one lives or fails.
Let us pray calling upon Jesus: -
Jesus son of the living God, come to save us who are dead in
sin. Send upon us your Holy Spirit. Blow into our nostrils your
life giving breath.
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