What does it take to be totally committed.
Luke
14:25-26 NASB Now
large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,
(26) "If anyone comes to
Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and
brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
The committed disciple loves Jesus supremely. The bible tells us to love our families, but
our ultimate allegiance is to Christ. Many
times our love for Christ is in direct opposition to our family desires and can
cause confusion. We must remember that
Paul begs us to present ourselves as a living sacrifice. This sometimes is the hardest thing to do. However, I have seen times when one family
member stands tall for Jesus and before long the entire family has come to
Jesus.
If we are to be the living sacrifice, which Paul is
talking about, we must change from a self-centered life to a Jesus-centered
life. The sad thing is people even take
this too far. This does not mean that we
must jump head long into Seminary or go off to a foreign country to become a
missionary. If God has called you to do
this type of work, allow me to be the first to say Amen BROTHER or SISTER.
We are to take our talents, dreams, and ambitions ground
them in the love of Jesus and use them in our own unique ministry for Him. Our daily jobs, school or other activities
must be our mission field. Without the
love of Jesus, we would be doing those things for worldly motives. When Agape love for Christ is applied, we have
a Jesus-centered life in total commitment to Him.
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