COMMITMENT ON OUR BEHALF

            We show the love of God in our lives by committing to His local body of believers. They are also known as the local church.

John 13:35, By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

            One of the best ways to put your faith on display is to join a local body of believers. The commitment on your behalf shows everyone that you are serious about your walk with the Lord. The pastor knows you are serious and it helps him to minister to the people who God has given him to shepherd. Those that are lost will see the commitment you have made and it will encourage them to seek the Lord.

            Have you been visiting a local church? Have took that step of commitment? If not, what are you waiting on? It’s a step of faith that the Lord will lead you in if you follow Him!

CHRIST COMMITMENT

           I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to him. -Spurgeon

James 1:22, But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Pastor Tommy Cook recently shared this short little story on sacrifice:

A Chicken and a Pig had a conversation one day:

Pig: “You know Farmer Brown is a really good man”

Chicken: “He sure is, we never have to worry about anything, he feeds us, he cares for us”

Pig: “That’s right, he never forgets about us either”

Chicken: “Yep, you know, we ought to do something special for him”

Pig: “Yea, what do you think we could do?”

Chicken: “Well, we could give him Ham and Eggs!”

Pig: “WHAT?” “Oh no, no, no, we couldn’t do that!”

Chicken: “Why not?” “It would be a nice gift!”

Pig: “NO! “Because for you, it’s an offering, but for me, it would be a sacrifice!!!!!”

             Christ was committed all the way to the cross. How much are we committed to Him this morning?

STICK TO IT!

            Be dogmatically true, obstinately holy, immovably honest, desperately kind, fixedly upright. –Spurgeon

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5

            Looking at creation always amazes me. We see the ants doing their work. We see the birds doing their work. We see the fish doing what God created them to do. But with men, it’s so much different. Man has free will in which he can choose whether he will do God’s will or not. He can run from God’s will for him to be saved. He can say no to God. He can do whatever he wants to and he will live with the consequences.

            I have found when I line my will up with God’s will, my life will is so much better! When I don’t follow my heart, listen to negative influences, or chase empty dreams, God can work in and through my life. This is when God works! He works when we yield our lives over to Him. He works when we stick to His will. He works when we get out of the way. Will you surrender your will to Him today?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR JESUS?

            When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word. –More

 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

            Have you ever heard someone say, “I would do anything for the Lord”? Many times they really mean it. They may even start out running well for the Lord. However, when they see the sacrifices they have to make in order to REALLY do something for the Lord they are nowhere to be found.

All the Lord really wants is your availability; available to listen to Him, available to love Him, and available to labor for Him. Would you really do anything for the Lord? Then, be available!