Examine your commitment...

Examine your commitment...


O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. (1 Timothy 6:20-21 NKJV)


For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. (2 Timothy 1:12-14 NKJV)


You are a New Testament believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, correct? So please take some time and examine your commitment. What has He committed to you? We can see from the Scriptures above that we must guard that which He has committed to us. The way to be successful is to avoid worldly wisdom and knowledge that contradicts God's Word. Taking such a stand creates suffering (persecution) for each one of us. But the Lord will keep His commitment to us. The Holy Spirit in us will overcome! So our responsibility is to hold fast to the pattern of teaching in God's Word.


So let me ask you, what is the fruit coming from your behavior? How committed are you to walking in the Spirit to obey His Words? If you see lack of commitment and unfaithfulness to His Word in your behavior, isn't it time for repentance?


from Chuck King