Christ Makes Living Worthwhile

Look carefully at the words in Philippians 1:21, “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

Many people ask the question, Is life worth living? They will receive different answers to this very se-

rious question. However, the truth lies in the fact that Christ makes life worth living, and without Christ,

life is vain. The man who obeys Christ knows that life is worthwhile by the following:

A conscience you can live with. The apostle Peter said that in obeying the command of the Lord, one

has a clean conscience (1 Peter 3:21). After becoming a child of God, one continues to live for the Lord,

and thus be able to live with himself. His conscience is clean! A cause you can live for.

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The man of God has a great cause to live for, he lives for the cause of Christ.

In his everyday life he strives to bring others to the Lamb of God. He takes advantage of every opportuni-

ty to build up the faith of others. He has a cause to live for! A company you can live with. When one lives with

the Lord, he lives with the best people on earth. He assembles with others of like precious faith to worship

God. He works with others for the same cause. He is able to enjoy their fellowship on earth. When you

associate with the people of God, you know that life is worthwhile!

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A goal at the end of life. The man in Christ has a goal when this life is over, the crown of life that Paul

speaks of in (2 Tim. 4:6-8). We know that we will die, yet we know we can live with the Lord when this