December 24, 2014
What’s the cost of your commitment? Would you honest assessment be all in, largely in, partially in, or marginally committed?
There was a man who was all in, and he is both a pattern and a blessing to us today. His call to commitment was incredibly difficult; impossible by most people’s standards: “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and goto the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” (Genesis 22.2) Well past their child-bearing years, Abraham and Sarah miraculously became parents of a child of promise, Isaac. Now, the God who gave him wants Abraham to offer him as a burnt offering! And, incredibly, Abraham is fully committed to doing so; right up to the moment of divine intervention: “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (Genesis 22.12) Now, that’s all-in commitment!
Abraham, through his radical obedience and commitment, reflects the same commitment God our Father has made to us through offering His only Son (John 3.16). And, this commitment begs each of us to ask: Am I all in?
Our call to commitment is well stated in these verses: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12.1-2 NKJV) It is a reasonable call to commitment, in light of God’s commitment to us, that we offer our minds and bodies in complete commitment to the One who has given His all. In so doing, we think and act differently. We avoid the squeeze of the world’s hedonistic mentality. As those who then think differently, we “march to a different drumbeat”. We serve and love. We proclaim and serve the kingdom of God agenda. We forego worldly status to store up treasure for what really matters.
Abraham, our father in the faith, was blessed and is a blessing “because you have obeyed My voice." He was all in.
We do well to consider our commitment. What steps of faith and commitment have we taken, and are we taking today? What is it about our commitment that distinguishes us from others? These are important questions for each of us to consider concerning what it is, and Who it is, that matters most. May our commitment be wholehearted and resolute, paving the way for God's fullest blessings in our lives.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
There was a man who was all in, and he is both a pattern and a blessing to us today. His call to commitment was incredibly difficult; impossible by most people’s standards: “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and goto the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” (Genesis 22.2) Well past their child-bearing years, Abraham and Sarah miraculously became parents of a child of promise, Isaac. Now, the God who gave him wants Abraham to offer him as a burnt offering! And, incredibly, Abraham is fully committed to doing so; right up to the moment of divine intervention: “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” (Genesis 22.12) Now, that’s all-in commitment!
Abraham, through his radical obedience and commitment, reflects the same commitment God our Father has made to us through offering His only Son (John 3.16). And, this commitment begs each of us to ask: Am I all in?
Our call to commitment is well stated in these verses: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12.1-2 NKJV) It is a reasonable call to commitment, in light of God’s commitment to us, that we offer our minds and bodies in complete commitment to the One who has given His all. In so doing, we think and act differently. We avoid the squeeze of the world’s hedonistic mentality. As those who then think differently, we “march to a different drumbeat”. We serve and love. We proclaim and serve the kingdom of God agenda. We forego worldly status to store up treasure for what really matters.
Abraham, our father in the faith, was blessed and is a blessing “because you have obeyed My voice." He was all in.
We do well to consider our commitment. What steps of faith and commitment have we taken, and are we taking today? What is it about our commitment that distinguishes us from others? These are important questions for each of us to consider concerning what it is, and Who it is, that matters most. May our commitment be wholehearted and resolute, paving the way for God's fullest blessings in our lives.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2014
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook & print devotional -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
paperback print copy of book — https://www.createspace.com/4500045
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