To Die is to Gain

Philippians 1:21

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

The pursuit of the tangible here in this life is no doubt inevitable. The pleasures and possessions of this world are geared and designed to attract your flesh, therefore appealing to your fleshly desires.

          Preachers are even preaching prosperity here in this life, as though money, house, and car is all that matters. I believe that true prosperity is living a life poured out for Christ. True prosperity has nothing to do with what you have gained in this life but what you were willing to do without.

          Paul says to live is Christ, as in to say life itself without purpose and meaning isn’t truly living. Walking in your purpose (the plan God has for YOU) is fulfillment in life, which is true living. To die is to gain, the more we sacrifice and abstain from the sinful desires of our flesh, the more we are able to gain of Jesus who is All Sufficient (EL SHADDAI).

Luke 9:23

 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

The cross here symbolizes the sacrifice that is made in order to truly follow after that which is pleasing to God.If you truly desire to gain then die to your old life, old habits, old friends that aren’t really friends. Die to your insecurity’s; to you low self-esteem, to that doubt which clouds your faith. Die that you may gain all the more, Life.

1 Corinthians 15: 31

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily