Commitment or Lukewarmness?
I started attending a Bible Study about being a Disciple of Christ.
It sounds basic, but that is a tool of the enemy to get you distracted, because God’s Word is so basic that it is so profound!
Even a child can understand it if they are tuned into The Spirit of God.
I’m learning that as I go through this Bible Study, it is a matter of commitment!
The more you go through it, you might become lukewarm to it and put less effort into it, and go through the motions without really putting your whole heart into it — or maybe drop out of it completely!
And that is the same way as you walk with The LORD. Your walk either gets more committed — or you start to back off into your own will and ways of living your life, not caring if it is God’s Will or not, justifying sin, and eventually falling away into apostasy.
These questions seem to be hard to answer.
It takes a heart commitment to do it one day at a time — really seeking The LORD — and meditating upon His Word, trusting The Holy Spirit to help with the answers.
It is like digging into The Word — and going deeper.
When Jesus was struggling in the Garden before He was crucified, He wasn’t suffering for His lack of commitment to dying. It was His intercession for us that we would get the breakthrough to be able to live the Crucified Life and allow Him to live through us.
I don’t know about you, but I know that I need a breakthrough in my walk with The LORD!
I can spend much time in His Word, writing His words, and being quiet in His presence, and then start my day — and before I know it, I am walking in the flesh with rotten fruit!
We truly need a breakthrough!
Jesus paid the price, so that we would be able to walk in The Spirit, and He gained the Victory in the Garden!
To walk ‘The Crucified Life’ is the commitment of allowing The Holy Spirit to flow through us.
We need to be the vessel Jesus lives His life through!
We see it in Churches, where there isn’t much excitement during worship.
We see it in marriages, where not much is happening in the way of relationship.
Whatever effort you put into your family and marriage, is equivalent as to how much intimate time you give to The LORD!
Idolatry takes up much of our time, if we don’t seek The LORD and care whether we are walking in His Will — or not.
This is the day to say, “Not my will be done but Thine!”
Jesus struggled, that we would choose Him to be The Number One priority in our lives.
Draw close to The LORD and He will draw close to you.
He will reward those who diligently seek Him.
The price to pay is worth everything we have, to endure to have Resurrection Life.
Yes, He has risen to give us life in abundance!
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.“ Matthew 6:33.
“….. saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”” Luke 22:42.
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4.
“…… who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:46.
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.” Galatians 3:13-15.
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I AM about to spit you out of My mouth.” Revelation 3:15–16.
~ Yolanda Ballard
Yolanda Ballard of At The Father’s Feet website, shares with you, the body of Christ, the words she’s received quietly sitting at The Father’s feet. I believe Jesus set the example for us to follow. Whenever He could He would come apart from the busyness of the world so that He could quiet Himself before The Father, for that is where He received direction and strength to carry out His will.
This commitment to His Word is so true woman of GoD. We have all been in a dry place…even Elijah. About the ‘rotten’ fruit – i was thinking, well its a process for it to become ‘rotten’ Sometimes when fruit is bruised it goes bad faster – BUT GoD – who is rich in mercy is able to ‘preserve’ us. Glory to GoD!