You become what you are committed to.
Who is the object of your loyalty, passion, and energy? What are you giving your life to? How are you allocating your time? What are you committed to?
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'” Matt 16:24 (NIV)
To become a fully devoted follower of Christ, your commitment must be to Christ and His agenda. Your disposition is to be that of instant obedience. Wherever He wants you to go, whatever He wants you to do, and whatever He wants you to say, your answer is to be a resounding “yes.”
- Are you committed to deny yourself daily? Jesus must have first place and top priority in your life.
- Are you committed to take up His cross daily? Bearing the cross of Christ is to embrace the way of suffering and being misunderstood for your faith.
- Are you committed to follow Him daily? Following Christ is a moment by moment submission to His authority and His plan.
Jesus is Lord!
“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Phil 2:9-11 (NIV)
Does your daily commitment to Christ give evidence to His Lordship in your life? What adjustments do you need to make? Have you substituted anyone or anything else in the place of Christ?
Pursuing God,
Stephen Trammell
Pastor of Leadership and Pastoral Care