COMMITMENT POWER
Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass. (Psalm 37:5 NKJ)
You want heaven! Even if you do not believe in God, the truth is you want heaven. You do not want hell. Paul assures us that God is able to keep what we commit to Him. So what does commitment give us?
This thinking has been burning in my heart since my wonderful bride bought me a rubber wedding ring. You know the ones that are supposed to break under pressure so you do not lose your finger? Well I have been employed one way or another for more than fifty years, and have worn some sort of ring or another for almost that whole time and still have my fingers, but now I have one that will break under pressure.
I got to thinking about that and it occurred to me that marriage has been moving that way for quite some time. Marriage should not break under pressure. It is a commitment. I know it happens, and I am not in any way condemning or judging concerning that. It is just that as I have communed with God concerning that, He has brought to mind our marriage to Christ. He has given us power to stand under pressure; not to break.
I had this word come to me saying, “Commit to God. Be unshakable. No turning back.” We can do this because He has given us power in the person of the Holy Spirit. Our part is to commit. If we commit, He can keep.
You have probably noticed that when you yawn, you cannot hear. Maybe it is only me, but for some reason yawning shuts off my hearing. As I considered this, I thought it is much like letting our faith grown dull. We go into a yawn of sorts and we just do not hear God because we do not seek God.
Our little Mia is a committed pet, but sometimes her nose shuts off her hearing. When she catches a scent look out! Well, we can do the same thing in our commitment to God. We go along with great intentions and we catch a scent and lose all sense. Fortunately, just as I do with Mia, the Holy Spirit whistles to get our attention. When He does, we must turn. We have the power to turn as long as we have the desire or commitment to do so.
The truth is, most of us start our commitment with a heaven and hell revelation. I honestly to do not think a lot about either of them that much, however, I do want heaven because I want God and He who is in my heart now will be present there in an even greater way. There are so many reasons to strengthen our commitment to God that they could not all be listed, but all of those reasons can be combined it the simple desire for His presence. I want a titanium commitment don’t you?