‘It’s as if Paul were saying, “My determined
purpose is to be my utmost for His highest— my best for His glory.” To reach
that level of determination is a matter of the will, not of debate or of
reasoning. It is absolute and irrevocable surrender of the will at that point.
An undue amount of thought and consideration for ourselves is what keeps us
from making that decision […]. When we think seriously about what it will cost
others if we obey the call of Jesus, we tell God He doesn’t know what our
obedience will mean. Keep to the point— He does know. Shut out every other
thought and keep yourself before God in this one thing only— my utmost for His
highest. I am determined to be absolutely and entirely for Him and Him alone.[…]
But before we choose to follow God’s will, a crisis must develop in our lives. […]
He brings us to the place where He asks us to be our utmost for Him and we
begin to debate. He then providentially produces a crisis where we have to
decide— for or against. That moment becomes a great crossroads in our lives. If
a crisis has come to you on any front, surrender your will to Jesus absolutely
and irrevocably.’ CHAMBERS
Proverbs
6: 16-19 “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty
eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises
wicked plans, feet that hurry to run
to evil, a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a
family.”
Haughty eyes or pride is at the top of the list of
what God hates in Proverbs 6. Pride is what gets me into trouble more than
anything else. Believing that my way is
the best way. God does not want a
sacrifice of the external … He desires a broken and contrite heart. (Psalm
51) Are we willing to be broken, like Jesus
was broken? Are we willing to lay it all
down? God has been teaching Martie and
me that following Him is not defined in the context of our culture or possession
but the devotion of our hearts.
Take some time today to talk with the Lord. His Spirit will show you what the issues are …
yield your heart to Him … and let your light shine brighter than it ever has
before.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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