Today the Lord your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly. You have declared today that the Lord is your God.
Deuteronomy 26:16-17a NLT
I tend to multitask, and I used to think that was a good thing, especially in my line of work. However, lately I have come to realize that it is now a habit - a way of life that bleeds over into my time with family or friends, and worse! My time with the Lord. I am easily distracted, and I hate it. Jesus tells us in Mark 12:30, "And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength." What if Jesus only half-heartedly listened to me?
There is no half in Christ. He didn't come halfway here and then change His mind and go back. He didn't half-heal people. He did not go halfway to Golgotha. He wasn't half-dead on the Cross. When Scripture tells us He gave His life for ours, there is not ONE mention of Him doing it halfway. No place does it indicate that He gave half His life for ours. No buy-one-get-one-half-off. He was completely committed. He gave it all. Should He expect less from us?
Jesus Christ gave His all - sacrificed His whole life - so that we could be cleansed from ALL our sin (1st John 1). Not for all the ones except those things we might really like to do, or the ones we think aren't "that bad"...
What will we do with the life He's purchased and paid full price for? Will we hold out? Or will we wholeheartedly embrace the life He has bought for us and give Him our all?
Prayer:
Father,
Give us Your strength to walk in wholehearted obedience to love You with all of our heart, all of our soul, all of our mind, and all of our strength. We can only do this by Your grace. We want - we choose - to bring everything into obedience to Your Word. Forgive us, Father, for dragging our feet and getting distracted with the things of this world. Help us, O Lord, in Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Half or Whole
If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?
Luke 9:24-25 NLT
These words spoken by Jesus would confuse the daylights out of someone who was not a disciple. It's a paradox. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory - even absurd - but is actually true. Not only is it paradoxical, it's an all-or-nothing edict. We are either going to be a complete success or fail completely. Did you notice there is no half-measure in this?
There is no half in Christ. He didn't get halfway here and then change His mind and go back. He didn't half-heal the people. He did not go halfway to Golgotha. He wasn't half-dead on the Cross. When Scripture tells us He gave His life for ours, there is not ONE mention of half. No place does it indicate that He gave half His life for ours. No buy-one-get-one-half-off. He was completely committed. He gave it all. Should He expect less from us in return?
What will we do with the life He's purchased and paid full price for? Will we hold out? Or will we be sold out completely to Him?
Prayer:
Father,
You have freely given us everything we need to live by Your design. Let us not put a measure on it, but rather birth in us the desire and the will to give it all for You. No half-measures. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Luke 9:24-25 NLT
These words spoken by Jesus would confuse the daylights out of someone who was not a disciple. It's a paradox. A statement or situation that seems to be contradictory - even absurd - but is actually true. Not only is it paradoxical, it's an all-or-nothing edict. We are either going to be a complete success or fail completely. Did you notice there is no half-measure in this?
There is no half in Christ. He didn't get halfway here and then change His mind and go back. He didn't half-heal the people. He did not go halfway to Golgotha. He wasn't half-dead on the Cross. When Scripture tells us He gave His life for ours, there is not ONE mention of half. No place does it indicate that He gave half His life for ours. No buy-one-get-one-half-off. He was completely committed. He gave it all. Should He expect less from us in return?
What will we do with the life He's purchased and paid full price for? Will we hold out? Or will we be sold out completely to Him?
Prayer:
Father,
You have freely given us everything we need to live by Your design. Let us not put a measure on it, but rather birth in us the desire and the will to give it all for You. No half-measures. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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