What is your ambition? Ambition is a Rorschach word. Define it and you immediately reveal a great deal about yourself. For many, ambition is as Marcus Aurelius reminds us, the desire for fame, fortune, power, and pleasure. For some, all four are inseparable.
The world pushes us in a temporal direction. The word of God pulls us toward eternity. The spirit of the age and the Spirit of God compete for my attention and my affection.
Jesus asked Peter unswervingly and the other eleven disciples straightforwardly a very pungent question. “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” That is a question worth pondering.
When I do the math and calculate what Jesus was actually asking, I want to count the days and make the days count.
Serving Him with you, until He comes for us.
Fred
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