God is Worthy of our All

Todays' blog is written by David Trotta:

On multiple occasions in scripture God uses the word “all” to describe how much of our hearts He requires.  He makes no bones about it – he wants everything.  He won’t accept anything less than our very best and He has every right to ask for it.

Let’s look at a couple examples in scripture (italics mine):

·         Jeremiah 29:13 says “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”

·         Mark 12:30 reveals God’s greatest commandment to anyone desiring to follow him – “and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

In Matthew 7:6, Jesus instructs us to not “throw your pearls to pigs.”  In other words, don’t give what is valuable and precious to someone who won’t appreciate it, but instead, will treat it poorly.  The same can be said of God.  He will only reveal the precious depths of His heart and character to the true seeker, the Christian who understands the worth and value of intimacy with God and is willing to give up everything to obtain it.

God has every right to demand our all.  After all, He is the king of Glory, creator of the heavens and earth.  But, it also makes perfect sense for God to want to jealously protect something so priceless as greater knowledge, fellowship, and intimacy with him.  The value of such things is beyond words.  God is the perfect caretaker and He has to be true to Himself.  He won’t reveal those things that are most precious to the casual seeker, lest they be treated carelessly or with little regard.

In 2014, let’s determine to walk the road of surrender.  Let’s choose to give Him our all.  It won’t be easy and it will cost us, but the cost pales in comparison with what we will receive in return - finding the greatest treasure - Him.  He promises to walk the road with us.  If we let Him, He will help us surrender those things that aren’t important and pursue Him with all our hearts.