Commit

Bible Reading:  Psalm 37:1-13

Key Verse: Verse 5 - “ Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

Key Words: Commit thy way

The word commit means totally sold out.  If we are to be successful servants, then we must commit our way unto the Lord.  Commitment is vital to success.

Someone once said, commitment must be:

• Thought out – How can I be committed?
• Bought out – No turning back!
• Wrought out – It should grow day by day.
• Fought out – Satan doesn’t want you committed to servanthood.  See Job for an example.

But commitment is the key.  Below is a story I once read.

“On a recent trip to Haiti, I heard a Haitian pastor illustrate to his congregation the need for total commitment to Christ.  His parable: A certain man wanted to sell his house for $2,000.  Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price.  After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership of one small nail protruding from just over the door.

“After several years, the original owner wanted the house back, but the new owner was unwilling to sell.  So the first owner went out, found the carcass of a dead dog, and hung it from the single nail he still owned.  Soon the house became unlivable, and the family was forced to sell the house to the owner of the nail.

“The Haitian pastor’s conclusion: ‘If we leave the devil with even one small peg in our life, he will return to hang his rotting garbage on it, making it unfit for Christ’s habitation.’”

                                        

                                                                                        Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do: 

✞Commitment doesn’t leave any nails hanging around.