BENEFITS OF COMMITMENT
MEMORY VERSE
No weapon that is formed
against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in
judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 54:17
READ
Malachi 3:16-18
Mal 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often
one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance
was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his
name.
Mal 3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of
hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man
spareth his own son that serveth him.
Mal 3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the
righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him
not.
MESSAGE
God blesses all His children, but while the
uncommitted receive a trickle of such blessings, the committed are embarrassed
with blessings. Those who are committed to God are His favourites. God can do
anything for them. In fact, today's reading says apart from being God's jewels,
God will specially protect them and use them to make a statement to the world.
If you are committed to the Lord now and it seems you are not getting anything
from it, do not be discouraged because sooner rather than later, the difference
between you and other believers who are not committed will be very obvious.
Moreover, the committed have one place where God has
made reservations for them - at the top. If you are committed to God in divine
assignments, you will stand before kings (Proverbs 22:29). If you look at the
story of Phinehas recorded in Numbers 25:6-13, you will discover that
commitment can earn you divine favour and positively pave way for your future
generations. If you are worried about the future of your children, sow to God
in commitment throughout your lifetime, and you can be assured that when you
are gone, God will continue with them from where He stopped with you. Your
greatest security for the future is commitment.
Another benefit of commitment stated in Exodus 23:25
is that it brings blessings on your provisions and removes sicknesses from you.
If sickness is removed from you, you are left with good health. Similarly,
Isaiah 54:17-18 says commitment makes you untouchable by causing the weapons of
your enemies to lose their effects. If you are not committed and you claim the
above promises, you may be disappointed. Commitment helps you to key into God's
promises. Another benefit here is that commitment can give you 100 fold returns
on whatever you sacrificed in the course of your assignment and it also secures
your eternal placement. Whatever you sacrifice for God's Kingdom comes back to
you. Commitment makes God to entrust you with precious things that He would
normally have kept to Himself. If you are low in commitment, you are only
cheating yourself in so many ways. Resolve to move up on your level of
commitment today!
KEY POINT
If you are
committed to Christ, you are doing yourself and your generation a big favour.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Seest thou a man diligent in his business, he 'll stand before kings, not before mean men...
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