January 7

Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 19, 20, 21; Psalm 7, 37, 67, 97, 127; Proverbs 7

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.” Psalm 37:5-6

In this New Year, we need to evaluate our commitments. Some people are committed to many different things form fantasy football to racing of all types and more.
We must be committed to the Lord in salvation. If you died today and stood before God and He said, ”Why should I let you into my Heaven?”. What would you tell Him? This is the single most important commitment you will ever make.
People who know Christ as their Saviour should be committed to Him in many ways. One way in which to be committed is to be faithful in daily prayer. The avenue of prayer is like a stick of dynamite in the arsenal of a Christian. Through this avenue, we have access to the God of Heaven, the creator of the world.
When my wife was a little girl, her mother was sewing dresses for her and her sisters. They were looking for buttons in a big tin. They found all but one. My wife’s mother suggested they pray and ask God if He would help them find that last button. When they opened their eyes, the button was laying on top of all the buttons in the tin.
We need to also be committed to Bible study.
We need to be committed to winning souls, also. What an awesome privilege we have to show someone else how to know for sure that when they die they will go to Heaven. When Jesus was on earth, He put a high priority on soul winning. Luke 19:10, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” This needs to be a priority in our lives as well.
This year, let’s commit to the Lord in salvation, prayer, Bible study and soul winning.