The Privilege of Being Faithful

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

-Psalm 16:9-10, NIV

What is the greatest privilege in being faithful in our walk with God? It is this: That we are rejoicing in both our life and in our death.

Everyone knows that life here on earth is too short, and this is the reason why many people are living their lives in a fast pace. People are hurrying up on many things, like on their marriage, or on getting the things they want, or on getting to the top or the position they wanted on their job. People lives in fast pace because they want to experience everything they want and to feel satisfaction in their lives before they die.

Fast pace living has become a cliché to everyone. It is true that we might regret it on the end if we did not do the things that wanted to do, and in my opinion, fast pace living isn’t really bad, but we must know that getting all these things or everything we want isn’t really that important. Many people focus on these things in their life that is why they live in a fast pace, but the man who faithful in his walk with God is different.

“What is different to a man who is faithful in his walk with God?”

Well, the big difference, I could say, is that he recognize the of move God’s grace in his life. This man can enjoy his life to the fullest because of his recognition to this grace. Even though this man can experience hardships and trials in his life, this man will never be pulled down because of his recognition to this grace. This man can feel security and not worry about anything his life! Even if he is dying in his flesh, this man continues to rejoice because he knows that at the time he dies in his flesh, he will be together with God. This man can enjoy every moment, every step and every fall in his walk with God, and still end up standing in the end. It is all because of his recognition to the grace of God.

Now, let’s look at a man who does not recognize the grace of God in his life. Well, he could be easily recognized as that person who worries too much about his life, especially if he is living in a fast pace. He could be the person who pressures himself too much just to accomplish something he wanted. This man focus on the things that are not eternal, that is why he could not be satisfied in his life, unlike the faithful man who has satisfaction with God. This man is afraid for his death to come, especially if he haven’t accomplished everything that he wants to accomplish in his life. This is all because he does not recognize the move of God’s grace in his life.

Being faithful to our walk with God gives us this great edge in our lives. Recognizing God’s grace, which is Jesus Christ, is the best thing we have that could satisfy us in our living. We could enjoy life to the fullest and without worries. And even in our death, we would still rejoice because we know that we have salvation in Jesus Christ.

So brothers, let us continue to be faithful in our walk with God. God bless you.


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