"Most people wish to serve God-but only in an advisory capacity." Let's say you take a job and you tell your new boss, "I'm ready to work, but I will only do what I want to do and what feels comfortable to me. You can make suggestions and I will pray about it and see if it fits my schedule." How do you think that would go over? You would not make it a day!! However, every day of our lives this is exactly how we treat the Lord of the universe. "Lord, I'm ready to follow you.but I'm going to that big party Friday night and I may have a couple of beers and after that I may." Lord, I'm ready to serve you but, don't ask me to share my faith with those around me." "Lord, I love you but, I'm just too busy to spend 10-15 minutes praying and reading your Word everyday. " What does God's Word have to say?: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. I Peter 5:6 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him." John 14:21 If we truly understand what Christ did for us on the cross and we have truly asked Him into ours lives, then there should be a natural passion to serve and follow Him. Not because we have to, but we serve Him because we get to! What will you do today? Serve the Big Boss or call in sick? to Christ? Just a thought! |