I have been confronted often lately by the cost of discipleship as taught in Scripture. I think it can all be summed up in five words. "Jesus must be your everything." Jesus is not someone you can pay homage to once in a while and then go on your way. It's not enough to sing Him a song on Sunday. When will we ever learn that it is not our religious expressions He desires? He wants our lives, heart, soul, mind, all of it! He will never be content just because you claim to belong to the religion that bears His name. Jesus must be worth more to you than anyone or anything else. The question is, Is He?
It does no good to give Jesus your songs if you won't give Him your self. It does no good to give Jesus your money if you won't make Him your Master. You can't give Jesus your love without giving Him your life. Jesus will not settle for being a part of your life. He wants to be your life.
"I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold. I'd rather be His than have riches untold. I'd rather have Jesus than houses or lands. I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand, than to be the king of vast domain. Or be held in sin's dread sway. I'd rather have Jesus than anything this world affords today."
Jesus, please help me to love you more, more than family, more than friends, more than things, more than life itself. Please help me die to self everyday so that I may live for the glory of Your name. Help me to decrease so that you can increase. May You be my highest joy in life. May sharing Your Word and spreading Your fame be my supreme pleasure. Lord, please, grant that I may live to please You alone. All that I am, all that I have, all that I hope to be is Yours. Jesus, be my everything!
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