“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deaut. 6:5.
Pastor Bill Hybels told a story in one of His articles. He said: A couple of years ago, a member of my church's vocal team, and I were invited by a Christian leader named Yesu to go to southern India. There we would join a team of people from various parts of the U.S. We were told that God would use us to reach Muslims and Hindus and nonreligious people for Christ. We all felt called by God to go, but none of us knew what to expect. When we arrived, Yesu met us and invited us to his home. Over the course of the next few days, he told us about his ministry. Yesu's father, a dynamic leader and speaker, had started the mission in a Hindu-dominated area. One day a Hindu leader came to Yesu's father and asked for prayer. Eager to pray with him, hoping he would lead him to Christ, he took him into a private room, knelt down with him, closed his eyes and began to pray.
While he was praying, the Hindu man reached into his robe, pulled out a knife and stabbed him repeatedly. Yesu, hearing his father's screams, ran to help him. He held him in his arms as blood poured out onto the floor of the hut. Three days later, his father died. On his deathbed he said to his son, "Please tell that man that he is forgiven. Care for your mother and carry on this ministry. Do whatever it takes to win people to Christ." The reason why we can't quit, and give up on our faith is because many people have laid down their lives to ensure you and I got this gospel. If need be we must be ready to hazard our lives for more people to hear this gospel.
There is a careful way and a casual way of practicing the faith. I think it's okay to be careful but not casual. As we consider our commitment to the Savior, we must be careful not to be casual? Because of our mortal nature, sometimes puts our human desires ahead of God's purpose. When it applies to following the counsel of our God and living in line with the gospel we cannot afford to be disobedient. In John 14:15, where the Lord instructs “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” If we love Him as we claim, we can’t settle for anything that is for our convenience alone. We must settle for a lifestyle that pleases him. We must show our love and commitment by being willing to hazard ourselves for the course of the gospel. A casual Christian will do more harm to the faith than a non Christian.
FURTHER READING:
“And may your hearts be fully committed to the LORD our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.” 1 Kings. 8:61.
“Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke. 9:62.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, I thank You for the privilege of being in Your will and walking in your purpose. Father, I break the yoke of every distraction and inhibition that will not allow me to walk in my divine portion and destiny. I declare by the help of the Lord I come into the fullness of God's blessings and benefits for my life. Nothing will be able to stop me from walking in the fullness of God's grace and favour for my well being in the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Deaut. 22:1-19.
Deaut. 23:1-19.
Deaut. 24:1-26.
Deaut. 25:1-68.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“You Can Be Careful About Your Faith, Never Be Casual About Your Faith.”
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