Commitment to Christ

I was at the last night of the Youth Camp. When I arrived they were doing the "Prayer Tunnel" thing. After that CX recapped the lesson about the Tabernacle and then it was the usual testimony time. I really like what Serene (Joey's couz) shared. There are so many things to thank God for and we should be thankful even for the smallest things.

Here is something I read from my daily reading from MacArthur's Hard to Believe. I want you, who went for the camp, to remember this. Don't make that "revival" that you had be a one-off-spur-of-the-moment commitment to the Lord Jesus. Make it last by making your commitment to Christ real.

Becoming a Christian means being sick of your sin, longing for forgiveness and rescue from present evil and future hell, and affirming your commitment to the lordship of Christ to the point where you are willing to forsake everything. I've said if before and I'll say it again: it isn't just holding up your hand or walking down the aisle and saying, "I love Jesus." It is not easy, it is not user-friendly or seeker-sensitive; it isn't a rosy, perfect world where Jesus gives you whatever you want [which he can]. It is hard, it is sacrificial, and it supersedes everything.

The manifestation of true faith is a commitment that no influence can sway. Of course you love your family, your children, your parents, and your husband or wife. But if you're a real disciple, your commitment to the salvation found only in Christ is so deepm profound and far-reaching that you will say no, if need be, to those you love for the cause of Christ.