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Checking Your Commitment
To be fully committed to making a difference, I must . . .
(Secret #1): Commit my life fully to Jesus Christ.
(Secret #2): Commit to being a member of God’s
family.
(Secret #3): Commit to be a model of Christ likeness.
(Secret #4): Commit to be a messenger of His love.
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You may be the
only Bible they’ll ever read.”
Guess what—there’s a lot of truth in that! You don’t
want non-believers watching your life and thinking, If
that’s what being a Christian is, I don’t want it. Give
them every reason in the world to want what you
have—by the way you live your life!
(Secret #5): Commit to be a minister of His grace. How
are you using the gifts God has given you? Do you
know what ministry is? It’s using your gifts unselfishly to
help others. If Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, came to
serve, so must we. Our attitude must be like His. And as
we serve those around us, we become ministers of His
grace.
If you’ve made these five commitments, you’re fully
devoted to Him. And He will use your commitment to
make a genuine difference in the world around you.
Imagine the positive and life-changing way those
around you will be touched, when they see in you . . . a
sold-out commitment to Jesus Christ, involvement in
His family, Christ likeness, and God’s love and grace.
That CAN’T HELP but make a difference in your world!
But the best difference of all . . . is the growing
difference in your own heart!
Know It!
Your response to this will be one of the following: (a) I
need to become fully committed to Jesus Christ. (b) I’ve
asked Jesus to forgive my sins, but I’ve settled for
simply being an attendee to His family instead of a
member of His family. (c) He is making a difference
through my life and my total commitment to Him.
Read It!
2 Chronicles 16:9; Matthew 20:28; 2 Corinthians 5:19-
20.
Pray It!
Tell God that you don’t want to settle for simply hanging
out at His family functions but you want to be a member
of His actual family. Thank Him for helping you see the
difference.
Check out yesterday’s devo,
Continuing With Commitment.
Taken from One Year Devotions for Teens by Susie Shellenberger (Tyndale Publishers) Copyright 2002. Used with permission.
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