Mark 10:28 (NIV)
Peter said to him, "We have
left everything to follow you!"
1 Chronicles 28:9-10 (NIV)
"And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge
the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a
willing mind, for the Lord searches
every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him,
he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. 10Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as
a sanctuary. Be strong and do the work."
Peter may have fallen at times, but he was
committed to Christ. He gave up his career and his home to follow and serve
Christ. Such was the step all the disciples but Judas Iscariot took in their
pledge to support the course of Christ on earth. They became full-time
Christian workers at the expense of their lives.
Many believers today want to separate their
spiritual life from their “real” or daily life. They just want a touch of
Jesus. We are so much interested in what we can satisfy ourselves with; and not
necessarily what we can offer.
Reflectively ask yourself this: as a youth growing up in the
Lord, how committed am I to the cause of Christ? Am I able to deny the sinful
desires of the flesh for the sake of Christ? Am I able to willingly share the
love of Christ at the expense of my comfort? Am I able to sacrifice my time to
intercede for the Church of God? Am I able to cheerfully give to promote the
Kingdom Business?
Peter said, “we have left
everything to follow you”. Have you left everything to follow Christ? Just
think about it?
Author: Ps. Benedict Eghan
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