God deserves Our ALL!

Thursday, November 8th> Exodus 29:21; Revelation 3: 1-6

The garments represented being set apart completely for the will of God.  How does this symbol of total devotion manifest in our daily lives?  A people set apart for Him alone has always been God's plan from before the foundation of the world.  Ever since Adam and Eve, God has desired a love relationship with His creation.  Totally devoted believers take a stand to live consecrated lives for the purpose of bringing God glory.

Where we struggle is with the word TOTAL, as in COMPLETELY or ALL OF OURSELVES when it comes to living for Jesus Christ.  Somehow, we think it totally normal to be head-over-heels in love with another human being; we pride ourselves on being completely committed to standing up for our political beliefs.  We even confess our addictions to people, places and things, rationalizing our feelings because we "just can't help who we are".  Funny how hard it seems to use that same line of reasoning when it involves our Heavenly Father, Who gave us His all and deserves the same in return.

So how does this totally devoted lifestyle manifest in our day-to-day?  From the moment we wake up, God consumes our thoughts.  We focus on what He thinks of us, how His Word calls us to a place of repentance and turning away from the attitudes and patterns of the world, and most of all how blessed we are to be called His own.  The key is in trusting that every requirement God puts on us is for our good, and wholeheartedly responding to those holy requirements with joyful obedience.  There's nothing more rewarding than giving all we have to a God Who will never push us away, harm us or disappoint us.  How much more excited should we be about letting ourselves go and leaning on Him for every move we make?  All we'll get in return is life, life, and more life.  And who couldn't use as much of that as they can take?