The Great Debate
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” (John 15:8)
For hundreds of years, Christians have been debating predestination. How did God choose us? Why did God choose us? Whom did God choose? However, they miss altogether the reason He chose us.
Rather than debating how or why you were chosen, why don’t you focus on what you were chosen to do? If you have put your faith in Jesus Christ and call yourself a Christian, then I can tell you on the authority of the Scriptures that you have been chosen by God.
So let’s stop debating and instead focus on what we were chosen to do. We were chosen for a purpose. And what is that purpose? It’s to bring forth fruit. Jesus said, “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples” (John 15:8 nkjv).
So the question that begs to be asked is how are you doing with this? To put it another way, what are you doing for Heaven’s sake? What are you doing for the kingdom of God while you are on Earth?
Sadly, many of us squander a great portion of our lives in the pursuit of nothingness. I once read that on average, Americans will spend about 15 years of their lives watching television. I think today people spend more time on the Internet than they do watching TV. I am not saying there is anything inherently evil about watching television or being on the Internet. But I am saying it is very easy to waste time. Then ironically we’ll say, “I just don’t have time to read the Bible. I just don’t have time to pray. I really don’t have time this week to go to church. I am just so busy.”
Let’s use our lives for the glory of God.
Copyright © 2017 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved.
Social media summary: Let’s stop debating and start focusing on this instead.
For more relevant and biblical teaching from Pastor Greg Laurie, go to www.harvest.org
and
Listen to Greg Laurie's daily broadcast on OnePlace.com.
Watch Greg Laurie's weekly television broadcast on LightSource.com.
SPECIAL OFFER
“Advance the gospel in 2018!”
Make a Year-End Donation Today.
Harvest Ministries is dedicated to introducing people to Jesus Christ and helping believers know God and make Him known. Please make a special year-end gift to Harvest Ministries in order to reach more people with the life-changing message of the gospel in 2018. Donations must be received by December 31 to be deductible for the 2017 tax year.
When you give a year-end donation, we’ll send you a copy of Steve McQueen: American Icon on DVD.
