FAITH CAPSULE: Starting from this month, be desperate for God.
Mark 14:10-50
In this wicked world, going by the time we are living it is time to come out of religion and get into commitment to God. Commitment to God demands to be seeking God diligently. Seeking God diligently is to become desperate for God by giving self continually to God’s word. It is the word of God that will position man for the blessing of God. As a child of God, there should be nothing to live life for but to seek God diligently. What does it mean to be placed in the position of God for man?
The position of God for man is how man walk, sit and stand in the word of God. Blessing of God comes with condition if man will commit to God’s word. Psalm 1:1-2 recorded, “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.” In life, every time man gives to negative opinion of others it becomes evidence of man’s withdrawal from commitment to God. Man is either committed to God or committed to devil consciously or unconsciously. In this wicked world, acclaimed believers with compromise in the position of God is the evidence of lack of commitment to God.
Commitment denies convenience for believer that is desperate for God. Acclaimed believers today are sold out for money but not able to give self to God continually. Without doubt, the gene of acclaimed believers today is the same gene of Judas Iscariot. With convenient Judas was sold to come out of commitment for Jesus. Bible recorded Judas Iscariot for our learning in the book of Mark 14:11, “And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.” Betraying God is rooted in convenience. With convenience, believers and unbelieving-believers are giving up their commitment to God to deny God.
Denying God is declining to remain committed to God. In Matthew 26:34 Jesus’ spoke to Peter and it also speaks to how acclaimed believers of today are failing with no commitment to God, “Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Three times Peter truly void his commitment to God. Imagine, Apostle Peter, a disciple of Jesus who re-positioned his standing for God by keeping distance from Jesus. Peter also took a sit of convenient not a commitment to God. Mark 14:54 recorded, “But Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.” Apostle Peter, a disciple of Jesus conveniently denied Jesus despite his determination not to deny Jesus.
Starting from this month, be desperate for God to remain in His position for man. Determination will fail but fervent prayer will prevail.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God that your faith will not fail.