The last month has been incredibly hectic (in fact I’ve
been on the road today for 15 hours…) June included trips to NC, GA (twice),
the Dominican Republic, and now I am sitting in southern Florida. To put it
simply, I am “all in” in this ministry; I am “all in” for God!
As I was sharing last week in a dedication message at a
camp I encouraged them to give their all for the Lord; not in order to gain His
favor but because as believers we have received His favor. In salvation we see
that God made a full commitment to us and asks us to simply believe in His
finished work. (He was “all in”, even to the point of death on the cross (See Hebrews 12:2.) So Romans 12:1 tells us that is only “reasonable” that we respond in
kind… freely forgiven, forever grateful!
Yet let’s be honest… we live in a world that seldom
understands commitment. In the words of Mr. Incredible, “…They keep inventing new ways to celebrate mediocrity…” What has
happened to the pursuit of excellence? Why are people not driven to excel?
About the only place where that seems acceptable any more is in athletics (and
even there they want everyone to get a trophy – in other words rewarding those
that didn’t work as hard just like those that did.)
In the church we have lost the battle cry of “onward
Christian soldier” and replaced it with blending in. I believe we should be
pursuing excellence in everything we do (as unto the Lord – Colossians 3:17, 23.) No one on the
planet should be pursuing excellence more than believers. We have a never
ending ceiling of motivation: honoring the One that was “all in” for us!
We are admonished in the Scriptures to run like we are
striving to win… to press on toward the goal… to walk worthy… etc.
Are you “all in” for Jesus in all you do? It is time for
a call to commitment and excellence!
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