What Are You Bringing to God?

Louie mentioned it, but every illustration we try to put around eternal matters eventually falls short. Even so, his story of the party and the gift can be such an apt metaphor if we’re paying attention.

If you don’t plan well enough, you end up bringing something less than what you meant to.

It’s not that different from cramming for an exam or giving less effort than you want to be known for at work. Said another way, failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Now, it’s important that you know that we aren’t talking about your salvation. There’s no effort you could make to earn your eternal place with God. Recall what Paul wrote about Salvation in Ephesians:

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:8-10

What we are talking about today is simple. What story will you have in Heaven? What will you be able to say that you did with the gift that Jesus gave His life to purchase for you? What will you have done with your time? Will you have wasted the moments that He bled for, or will you have leveraged each and every second to bring Him Glory?

“Use the dash today for what will change forever. Life is short. Eternity is long.”

What's Next?

This is the last day of our track together. We pray that you have begun to see your life through the lens of eternity. Take the next few minutes to first say a prayer of thanksgiving to God for Jesus’ gift of life. Then, be honest with yourself and answer the following questions:

• How would you describe how you are using your life right now?

• What lessons from this track will you take away from these days?

• What needs to change in your life starting today?