The Value of Being a Christian

Since the founding of our nation, people from all over the world have looked longingly to America, the land of freedom and opportunity. They realize the value of being an American. While there are some who now dispute this, by and large, we are still overwhelmed with the numbers of immigrants who come to these shores annually. These are individuals who want an opportunity: who want to spend their lives in some valuable endeavor. For the most part we desire to spend our lives, our talents, energies, and abilities in some worthwhile endeavor. I submit that living for Jesus and being a Christian is where one can find the very most meaningful existence. Indeed, there are some who doubt the worthwhileness of this endeavor, especially if they witness inconsistencies in a Christian’s life. Their doubts, however, do not negate certain realities that make being a Christian the greatest way to…