Faith Like A Mustard Seed

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Do we make decisions in our lives to please ourselves or to please the Lord? When we choose to speak, are we speaking in a way that serves the Lord? When we choose to act, are we acting in a manner worthy of the Gospel? Or are we acting in a manner that deserves only punishment, condemnation, and rejection? We are not prisoners to our surroundings….we are bound to the direction that this world takes. We have the ability to reject sin…we have the ability to say “I am not going to fall prey to this sin…I am going to put God first…I am going to deny myself and follow him completely…in absolutely everything”. It may not be fun, enjoyable, or desirable at the time…but it is worthwhile. When we choose to serve sin instead of the Lord, it is not someone else’s fault…we cannot blame the “world” for setting a bad example…we deserve the blame, and we must own it. We must admit that we messed up and admit that we are hopeless, pathetic, lost. Then we must turn to the Lord…expressing deep repentance for our mistakes and acknowledging that without him, we are hopeless. When we get to that point where we really acknowledge our sin…where we no longer disguise our sinful ways as appropriate, acceptable, or “not that bad”…where we decide that we are no longer going to tolerate the sins in our life or the lives of others, we begin to truly SERVE the Lord. If we only serve the Lord half-way or when it is convenient and comfortable, then we are missing out on an incredible relationship with our Father…a relationship that will produce more fruit in our lives than anything else could in this world. What an AMAZING privilege we have each day to serve our Creator, our Father, our Lord…the giver of all good things and the one that sacrificed in a mighty may way so that WE might receive salvation. May we actively choose to live as a servant to our Lord, trusting in the path he sets us on, and remaining unbreakably committed to his plan. What an INCREDIBLE opportunity we have to “sell-out” to the Lord, choosing to be his servant in every part of our lives! To God be the glory!

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