For none of us liveth to
himself, and no man dieth
to himself. For whether we
live, we live unto the Lord;
and whether we die, we die
unto the Lord: whether we
live therefore, or die, we
are the Lord ’s (Romans
14:7-8).
Instances abound all over
the world of people who, out
of frustration, took their
own lives. Their reasons vary
from being fed up with life
and frustrated with society
to outright self-defeat. It’s
true that no one takes his
own life joyfully, but a
closer look would reveal that
no matter the justifications,
such acts are not only the
products of selfishness and
self-centredness but also of
ignorance of God ’s Word.
As Christians we need to
realize that we don ’t own
our lives, the Bible says
we ’ve been bought with a
price (1Corinthians 6:20);
we belong to Christ. None of
us lives to himself, and none
dies to himself. So, if you
don ’t live to yourself,
there’ll be no reason to give
up on life; there’ll be no
reason to be so self-centred
as to contemplate suicide.
When the realization that
God owns your life dawns on
you, you ’ll become more
concerned with what His
purpose is for your life, and
the desire to fulfil that
purpose would be the staying
force of your life. Take a
cue from the Apostle Paul,
even at a time he was
convinced he had fulfilled
God ’s purpose for his life he
said, “For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.
But if I live in the flesh,
this is the fruit of my
labour: yet what I shall
choose I wot not. For I am
in a strait betwixt two,
having a desire to depart,
and to be with Christ; which
is far better: Nevertheless
to abide in the flesh is more
needful for you. And having
this confidence, I know that
I shall abide and continue
with you all for your
furtherance and joy of
faith; (Philippians 1:21-25).
How inspiring! He chose to
live to be of benefit to
others.
Even if you think you’ve
fulfilled God’s purpose for
your life, still choose the
honourable way of being a
blessing to others. To
undertake suicide means that
one has chosen to live to
himself or herself; he or
she has decided how long to
live and when and how to
die. This certainly isn ’t the
way for a Christian; a
Christian should, on no
account, contemplate taking
his own life, for your life is
not yours.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for
making your Word available
to me today; your Word
indeed is a lamp unto my
feet and a light unto my
path, guiding me inthe path
of life, to live for your
glory, in Jesus ’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
Proverbs 3:7: Be not wise in
thine own eyes: fear the
LORD, and depart from evil.
Galatians 2:20: I am
crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not
I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave
himself for me.
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