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Where else could I go?

According to scripture, we all have a choice to make. We can either submit to the God who made us, or continue in rebellion to him. Our rebellion can take many forms. We can be secular humanists, atheists, we can chose other religions. We can even be cultural Christians, believing some true things but ultimately live like everyone else. But when it comes down to it, the choices we make will either be life-giving or death-bringing, both now and for eternity. There is no third way. We see this played out even in the physical world. If we want physical health, we have to make healthy choices that often require sacrifice and are sometimes painful, but result in life. To honestly and consciously make the choice of how to direct our lives, we have to know that we are ultimately entering that simple daily choice between Life & Death. Choose Life!

“…many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So Jesus said to the Twelve, ‘Do you want to go away as well?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.’” 

—John 6:66-69

Reflection Questions:

  1. What would I do if I didn’t follow Jesus? What are my alternatives? What if things stayed the way they are now? If I look down the trajectory of the choices I’m making now, are they leading me to where I want to be?

  2. How does the thought of eternity and/or death make me feel? Does it affect the choices I make?

  3. If I made the decision to reject or walk away from Jesus, what effects might that have on my life? What would change? Would it be freeing and life-giving for me?

  4. If I made the decision to begin, or more fully follow Jesus, what effects would that have on my life? What might change? Would it be freeing and life-giving for me?

  5. What are the things I spend most of my time, care, and attention on? What do I worry and think about most? Though they may be good and even necessary, are those things worth my life? What impact might those things have on how I follow Jesus?