I Signed Up To Die

A few years ago when I first was getting into christian rap and was learning that it was actually full of solid content, I was introduced to Thi'sl's music. One song that I really liked was called I Signed Up To Die. The song talked about people who were persecuted for Christ and how they didn't disown Christ because they signed up for this, they signed up to die. Even though I don't really know what facing persecution for the faith is like its so cool hearing how these people stood up as they were being beaten and knew they were alive in Christ whether or not they were alive in their body. To be a martyr for Christ you have to be all for Him, because in reality what more can you lose than your life on earth if you know Christ?

Thi'sl -I Signed Up To Die
I signed up to die
Death don’t have a hold on me
So death don’t put no fear in me
I don’t think that you hearin’ me
I signed up to die
When I lay down on that bed
I’m gon’ open up my eyes
And my Lord gon’ be there
I signed up to die
Death don’t have a hold on me
So death don’t put no fear in me
I don’t think that you hearin’ me
I signed up to die

I know we are not living around religious persecution and don't have much perception of what that looks like, but I think we still have signed up to die. To live for Christ we must give up everything, we must die to ourselves to live for Him. We can't life for Christ and for ourself. Its either life with Christ or ... not.

As a martyr for Christ you know that when you choose your life you choose death, when you choose death you get life. In America we know that we don't literally sign up to die, but we must still die to our  flesh to live in Christ. Because we have signed up to die, death has no power over us and we shall see our Lord face to face. Profoundly, I have died to my own life and now instead live for Christ. Have you signed up to die?