To whom much is given, much is required...
Ya know today I want to say how much I appreciate the Lord. He truly Honors His Word in our lives if we'll just be doers of it instead of hearers only... if there is anything that rings in my mind these days, with the amazing increase of the ministry that has been taking place, it's those words "to whom much is given, much is required".
So many times we want what we see others have, but are we willing to pay the price for it? Salvation is a free gift, Jesus totally paid the price for that on the cross for us. Forgiveness and the Blessings will cost you though... Forgiveness requires our being willing to forgive first...and the blessings are ours for the taking, but they require our obedience first to the Word of God... how many times do we claim that promise, thank God for that promise manifesting, wait for that promise... but we hold back the hand of God because we refuse to be obedient to Him? They are conditional. "If you will hearken to the voice of the Lord Your God, all these blessings will come upon you"... how do you hearken? You do the Word.
Not because it feels good, not because it's your first choice because it really rarely is, and sure enough not because everybody else is doing it, but because God's way is the only way... the world's way will never get us favor with God... might earn us favor with man for a season, but that will come and go based on man's emotions, motivations, and agendas. God has only one agenda. Love. True, perfect, unadulterated Love fosters obedience to the one and only one who is ALWAYS faithful to us just because he is worthy of it. Who else is gonna get up on that cross and die for us? Only Him.
So, the requirements may seem a little much sometimes (to your flesh, but that guy's supposed to be dead anyway), but the good news is He has promised that by His strength, our weakness is made perfect. Can you do it yourself? Nope. But, you can do ALL THINGS through Christ who strengthens you! It requires a choice. A commitment. And, complete and total trust in the one that can do it through you.
It's worth it. He's worth it. He thought you were worth the sacrifice He made for you...
Posted by angelsonginc
at 4:49 PM EDT