Committed
This verse really hit me lately: The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. (2 Chronicles 16:9) There is just something epic about that: God looking all about the world, just trying to find people who are committed to him, so that he can bolster them up, encouraging them to press on . Sort of like an anti- Eye of Sauron . (I've been reading Lord of the Rings lately...) But what does "committed" really mean? I think its essence can be boiled down to one thing: a decision. We decide to follow Jesus , no matter what, and forever. In that decision comes God's strength in the midst of doubt, perseverance and, of course, his love, which initiates the whole thing . But as I think about the concept of commitment, I have to conclude that far too often our relationship with God is more like a friendship than a marriage. But "friends are friends forever." Maybe sometimes Michael W. Smith , bu...