The first part of the word intentionality and in the journey of purposeful living for Christ is the word "In". A simple definition of the word says: "it is used to indicate location or position within something; belongs to or is included as part of something."
You see, the Gospel costs nothing, but
demands everything. If Jesus is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all. It's
all or nothing. It's now or never. It's time to ante up and go all in with God. No one has ever sacrificed
anything for God. If you always get back more than you gave up, have you
sacrificed anything at all? The eternal reward always outweighs the temporal
sacrifice.
At the end of the day, our
greatest regret will be whatever we didn't give back to God. What we didn't
push back across the table to Him. Eternity will reveal that holding out is
losing out.
Mark Batterson, author of the book, All In, writes, 'For many years, I thought I was following
Jesus. I wasn't. I had invited Jesus to follow me. I call it inverted
Christianity. And it's a subtle form of selfishness that masquerades as
spirituality. That's when I sold out and bought in. When did we start believing
that the gospel is an insurance plan? It's a daring plan. Jesus did not die
just to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous.'
Today declare that you are "all in" with Jesus. Amen?
