This morning when I woke up, the Lord was speaking to me about devotion. And I wondered about devotion for a while. What exactly is it? It's the willingness to give up oneself to please the Lord. It's a desire to cleave to Him, to love Him with all of your effort.
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." Deuteronomy 6:5
"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." Romans 12:1
We must desire to please Him. We must desire for Him to see our devotion. Devotion is more than just reading devotionals--I didn't do that at all this morning--although there are a lot of good devotionals out there. Devotion is more than reading the Word in the morning--I didn't do that today, either--although the Word is our main source of hearing from God. In fact, devotion is more than just having morning quiet time.
Devotion is having your eye remain single (Matthew 6:22) and understanding that the little I've given to God is enough for Him. Devotion is laying it all out as an offering--humbly submitting ourselves with joy. And devotion is an all-day process. It's a process of laying out a continual thanks offering.
We should know He's delighted in us! We should know that He has accepted our sacrifice. Once we know, that's when we can walk in it. That's when we can remain devoted--when we can show by our works where our heart lies. If we walk in humility and devotion, we can approach any future sacrifice choosing God over the world. We can leave all that behind. Why should I be a slave to the things that once had a hold on me? We've been set free from those things, now let's walk with devotion! (Romans 6:1 and context)
"Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls." James 1:21
"But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides."
Matthew 6:33
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." Deuteronomy 6:5
"Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." Romans 12:1
We must desire to please Him. We must desire for Him to see our devotion. Devotion is more than just reading devotionals--I didn't do that at all this morning--although there are a lot of good devotionals out there. Devotion is more than reading the Word in the morning--I didn't do that today, either--although the Word is our main source of hearing from God. In fact, devotion is more than just having morning quiet time.
Devotion is having your eye remain single (Matthew 6:22) and understanding that the little I've given to God is enough for Him. Devotion is laying it all out as an offering--humbly submitting ourselves with joy. And devotion is an all-day process. It's a process of laying out a continual thanks offering.
We should know He's delighted in us! We should know that He has accepted our sacrifice. Once we know, that's when we can walk in it. That's when we can remain devoted--when we can show by our works where our heart lies. If we walk in humility and devotion, we can approach any future sacrifice choosing God over the world. We can leave all that behind. Why should I be a slave to the things that once had a hold on me? We've been set free from those things, now let's walk with devotion! (Romans 6:1 and context)
"Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls." James 1:21
"But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides."
Matthew 6:33
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