Reflecting The Majesty Of The Savior

If you reflect the majesty of the Savior, you too can die like Jesus. I am not saying that you will be arrested, tortured, stoned, beheaded or brutally crucified as a result of your faithfulness. The reality is that you may live a life of relative ease and die from old age and still die like Jesus. Though your manner of death may be different from that of Stephen or Jesus, you can still die in a way similar to them.

Let me explain: Both Stephen and Jesus died faithfully serving the Lord. They both died compassionately pointing others to Him. They died with assurance that they were accomplishing God’s will and with confidence that their task was complete. Though Stephen and Jesus died in an extremely violent manner, they did so with hope, peace, comfort and assurance. As each of them took their last breaths they did so fully assured of their future resurrection and ultimate glorification.

Every genuine Christian has the opportunity to die in a similar fashion. However, for this to be possible we must live in such a way as to reflect the majesty of our Savior. We must be totally surrendered to His will for our lives. We must be willing to suffer for His cause. We must be steadfast and devoted to the task at hand.

If we will live like our Savior then we can die like Him. We can die serving and compassionately pointing others to Him. We can leave this walk of life with confidence that our task is complete. We have the opportunity to face death with hope, peace, comfort and assurance. When the time of our own departure is at hand we can draw our last breath fully assured of our future resurrection and ultimate glorification.

Stephen is certainly one of the most impressive Christians who ever lived and he was precious to Jesus. With that being said, Stephen was no more precious to Jesus than you are. Moreover, there is nothing that he possessed that you do not have access to! You have the same opportunity to serve the Lord, you have a personal relationship with the very same God, you were redeemed by the same Savior, and the same Spirit that indwelt Stephen lives inside of you.

Just as Jesus was cognizant of all that Stephen endured while he was here on earth, He is aware of everything that you will face in this life; nothing escapes His attention. It is a sobering reality to know that our Savior is watching us.

I encourage you to assess your life and ask the question, “What does Jesus see when He looks me?” Does He see someone who belongs to Him; one who is washed in His blood and redeemed from their sins? Or does He see someone who is dead in trespasses and sin and headed for Hell? If you have never surrendered to the Savior it is important for you to know that Jesus gave His life as the sacrifice for your sins and forgiveness is available to you. I encourage you to repent and believe in Him for salvation today.

If you are certain that you belong to Him, it is imperative that you take the proper steps to ensure that you are living in such a way that you are “Reflecting The Majesty Of The Savior”