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." So when it comes to your relationship with Jesus, Are
you in? Better yet are you "all in"?
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?
