"We Are Committed to Christ"
It was a nice idea. Harry and his wife were going to remodel their grandparents’ home into their dream home. The plans were drawn up and all they had to do was implement them. Harry and his wife contracted with a local handyman to begin the work on Monday. Well, Monday rolls around and the man calls and tells them he wasn’t going to start today. The weather was too nice, so he was going fishing. He stopped in Tuesday and did a little demo. He didn’t show up for the rest of the week. Harry called and asked him why. "Oh, I decided to take a trip up north. I’ll see you on Monday." He showed up, did a little work, but then went missing for the next few days. Well, by this time Harry and his wife were worried. It didn’t seem as if their contractor was committed to the job.
As sinful human beings, we often fight that temptation of not being fully committed to the Lord’s work. There are so many wonderful distractions in God’s beautiful world, so many things that derail us from being the dedicated Christians that the Lord has called us to be. The Lord wants to talk to us each day in His Word, but there’s the new Sports Illustrated that came in the mail. The Lord wants us to gather together to worship each Sunday, but there’s that opportunity to do something else. The Lord wants us to use our time and treasures to serve Him, but there’s all these other things and bills that have come my way.
As we take a look at our time and our use of time, may we remember that God wants us to be "COMMITTED TO CHRIST." Why? Because of His love for us which moves us to willingly offer Him our service.
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