Giving Yourself

“We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.” – 1 John 2:3

In the book “Just Passion,” Dr. Mark E. Strong tells the following story: “I heard a story about a little boy who wanted to give God an offering but had nothing to give. He sat on the floor, watching people pass by and place their offerings in large baskets. He longed to give a little something to the Savior he so dearly loved. He walked to the front of the church, grabbed the rim of the basket and hoisted himself inside. When the deacons went to retrieve the boy, one scolded him, saying, ‘This is not a play area!’ Embarrassed and bewildered, the little boy responded, ‘I didn’t have anything to give the Lord, so I was giving him myself’.”

The Lord desires that we obey Him and follow Him.

Thank the Lord for His goodness and His commandments and seek to follow Him with all of your heart.

The secret of true obedience is the clear and close personal relationship with God. All our attempts at full obedience will be failures until we get access to his abiding fellowship.

It is God’s holy presence consciously abiding with us that keeps us from disobeying Him.

We must consciously include the Lord in every thought, activity, and conversation until the habit is established.

“If you love me, you will obey what I command.” – John 14:15