A Commitment to God

I stumbled across this in a website, while reading about the character of Joseph in the face of pressure... link provided below. Someone submitted the commitment below and wondered if am really serious about God? Do/will i follow Him with wreck-less abandon? Or in my mind is my one foot stepping back and the other leaping forward??? Note to self Joska, this is life you better get serious.





http://www.zyworld.com/PURENHART2/josephandgodlycharacter%20.htm

Someone recently sent me the following anointed statement. I do not know who wrote it but God has certainly used that person to remind a lot of Christians of what our focus should be. I hope it encourages you as much as it has me. 

~~~~~MY COMMITMENT AS A CHRISTIAN~~~~~

I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me - my banner will be clear!

The good Samaritan

Got this from a friend's note on Facebook, it was so monumental i couldn't help but to just post it!

The good Samaritan

by Timothy Wagura on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 7:13pm

Today I heard the story of the good Samaritan like I have never heard it before... The robbers are the devil,his minions and evil plans that are concocted from the pit of hell. The guy who was robbed and beaten is you and I...battered and bruised by life,years lost in tears, hate, and deceit.And we were at the wrong place at the wrong time-on earth after the fall....and no one could help us. No one had the heart. Then came one,who had nothing to gain,no stories of bravery and chivalry to share by lending a hand. This man,the good Samaritan is the Saviour. He looks at us in our fallen state and not only knows that no one will help us,and that no one can help us, but also that we shall die if we are left in such a state. So he treats us with oil,releases the Holyspirit upon us, that we may arise again. He pours wine on our wounds to disinfect them...and like the blood of grapes, His blood cleanses our sin....and then He carries us,telling us that we do not have to keep ourselves in this walk with Christ, we just submit to His will and He will lead us to the promised land having kept us alive and provided our needs.. ..and He changes us and brings us back to a right standing..The Samaritan took the man to a hospital and put him in their care and footed the whole bill.Behold what manner of love. As I listened to this, I reflected on what a great man of God Billy Graham was,for it was he that taught and also realised that this story tells of great cruelty, tells of the limitations of man,tells of the unmeritted love of God and His awesome provision and that when we accept to be found by Him, we are not only safe at last, but that we should be His hands and extend the same help to those we meet along the way whom no one has the heart to help,by doing what we can and referring them to our own good Samaritan, Jesus Christ.

This song just makes my day!

Ever heard a song that gives you hope, encouragement, peace,sadness and all those emotions at the same time? I love this song so much, it reminds me that I should look to Jesus only for everything can only be found in him(note to self)
 
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt of life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
'til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
IN CHRIST ALONE