October 5, 2010
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What are you doing with the keys to the Kingdom? (Group 1 Crew)
Friday night my husband & I heard Group 1 Crew in concert.
Here's their song, "Keys to the Kingdom."
I've been posting a lot about
and having a holy ambition.
What are you doing with the keys to the Kingdom?
What are you doing with your life here? Are you wasting it?
Do you have a holy ambition or is your ambition all selfish?
Are you living for Christ's Kingdom or your own kingdom?
Are you Christ-obsessed or self-obsessed?
Are you seeking God's glory or your own glory?
I Peter 4:1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 The time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; 5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Related:- My posts tagged holy ambition, don't waste your life and my series of posts on Kingdom-obsessed people
- "Call to Me and I will answer you" (thoughts on holy ambition)
- Don't Waste Your Singleness | Single one ... be single-eyed
- adopting God's purpose for the nations is for your joy & His glory (Letter 76 on joy)
- "the infinite significance of the eternal Kingdom"
- Resurrection Day: Don't Waste Your Life (Lecrae) | Whose Life is it anyhow?
- Father, don't let me waste my life
- Kingdom-Obsessed people Don't Retire
- Are You Working on the Wall? (redemption, spiritual gifts, the glory of God, joy & holy ambition)
- "You can have me" (Sidewalk Prophets) (Does He have you?)
- our yearnings & desires and God's mission (Isaiah 26:9)
- Are you robbing God? Where is God telling you to "Rise and go!" for the joy of others?
- "Let us rise up and build" - one Body, many gifts & the love, Gospel & glory of God (Nehemiah 3)
- "Do not hold me back from the glory!" (the Christian's attitude toward death & life)
- Postcards from England: do you care?
- "the aim in life is God's, not mine" (Oswald Chambers)
- "I make it my aim" - a short study
- "It is our truest happiness to live entirely for the glory of Christ." (M'Cheyne)
- Lent V. - You follow me! (Are we steadfastly setting our faces to His will?)
Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Comments (4)
Ah. One of my brother's favourite songs...
Karen, you have a youthful spirit! I haven't listened to contemporary Christian since the late 80's, although I slipped up and went to a Steven Curtis Chapman church concert in 2008 (but is he really contemporary?). Your posts on being Christ-obsessed and holy-ambitioned are very timely and welcome.
@llamalima - Are you saying I act like a teenager?
Oh,wait you are a teenager also.
This concert was probably one of my favorites since we were so close to the stage and it wasn't a really huge crowd, and everyone sounded really good.
@CitizenDon - I must admit my husband & I were a couple of the oldest people there.
I'd let up in listening to music up until a few years ago. At the time, a friend who is a huge Passion fan loaned me a bunch of her CDs when she went on a trip out of the country. That helped to get me to listening again. I really love music. I always have. Even when attending the Catholic Church as a child, I did like singing the hymns (not that I knew what they meant!). (Well, no, I didn't like piano lessons. 
) I find music/worship to be a huge part of life now. I listen to music a lot of the time and find it so uplifting, challenging, etc. I don't know if I will be listening to Group 1 Crew a year from now, but I'm enjoying them atm. Their vocals are really amazing.
(I don't know if I would say Stephen Curtis Chapman is contemporary either.
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I'm thankful you've appreciated my posts. I know it's so easy for any of us to become distracted, to slip up and to lose that Kingdom orientation. The cares of this life are constantly working to choke out the good seed. I went through most of my Christian life and didn't real have the passion for God He wanted. I want to use my time left to honor Him and want to encourage others to do the same.
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