Day 5, January 7, 2021
Today’s theme: We are committed to Him!
God calls us to a higher level. There is no place for part time Christianity. We are in 2021 totally committed to Him.
Vince Lomardi quote “Most people fail not for lack of desire, but for lack of commitment.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.[a]
God doesn’t call us to perfection but to pursuit, to commitment.
Question? Do I really trust Him fully with everything?
I knew I had not been, but I finally answered that question 46 years ago. God wants our heart.
A fully committed heart unlocks the promises of God.
We don’t do it and forget about it; we give Him everything, God comes through and keeps His promises.
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NLT)
9 The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”
He is looking. When we say “yes, I am all in” - He comes through and enables us to keep this commitment.
The key is to trust God with a whole heart.
Trust = “to cling, to hold on and refuse to let go.”
Jesus has the final say in my life. We stay committed to Him. When we run to Him, He is there and ready to help us keep that commitment.
You cannot think your way to God - “lean not on your own understanding”
Isaiah 55 says God’s ways are way beyond what we are able to imagine. (Isaiah 55:8-9)
So we cannot lean on our own understanding. Society says we are entitled, but that is really pride. Lean not on our understanding.
However the Bible says that there is a way that seems right unto a man, but that way is death. (Proverbs 14:12)
When I get to a crossroads in my life, I remain committed.
Let’s pray that - “Lord help me to remain committed even when I don’t understand.”
My question for you today is, “what area of your life do you need to commit to God?”
