#801 – We Belong to the Lord (Romans 14:8)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

Bible Study, Spirituality, Devotional, Bible, Christianity, Prayer, Christian, Religion & Spirituality, David Platt, John Piper, Pray, Louie Giglio, Baptist, Radical

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🗓️ 19 October 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Whether we live or whether we die, our focus is to be on how we can glorify Christ. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:06.2	Romans chapter 14, verse 8.
0:09.7	For if we live, we live to the Lord.
0:12.7	And if we die, we die to the Lord.
0:15.8	So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.
0:28.1	I love this simple description of how everything in our lives revolves around Jesus, our Lord. If we live, we live to him. If we die, we die to him.
0:39.3	Whether we live or we die, we are the Lord's.
0:42.2	Like, everything we do is for him.
0:45.9	Everything we do is with him in mind.
0:49.1	Like, this is another clear picture we see in God's word
0:53.0	that a follower of Jesus is not someone for whom
0:57.8	Jesus is part of their life. No, a follower of Jesus is someone for whom Jesus is their life.
1:06.5	Like everything in their life revolves around him. Everything is everything we think, everything we desire,
1:15.4	everything we say. It's all focused on him, how to bring glory to him in a 1st Corinthians 10 kind of
1:21.8	way, whether we eat or drink, whatever we do, we do it all to the glory of God. We belong to God.
1:30.9	We belong to Jesus. We live for him. We die for him. Everything revolves around him. Oh, just think about how that changes your perspective on everything.
1:38.8	I think about my life. How can I love my wife in a way that honors the Lord?
1:47.5	How can I love my kids, lead my family in a way that honors the Lord?
1:54.5	How can I pastor a church in a way that honors the Lord?
1:59.4	So you might have different questions.
2:02.2	Like, how can I live as a single or a student and honor the Lord?
2:09.5	If I go to school, I go to school to the Lord.
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