Does adoration lead to anything else? Yes — the presentation of our bodies —our entire lives — in an ultimate act of worship. This is how Isaiah capped his great experience with God: “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8). Similarly, after the great Apostle Paul sings in worshipful doxology — “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen” (Romans 11:36), he immediately calls us to submission: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — which is your spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1).
Thomas a Kempis made this the first part of his daily worship, using the prayer of submission: “As thou wilt; what thou wilt; when thou wilt.” OUR DEVOTION MUST CULMINATE IN A CONSCIOUS YIELDING OF EVERY PART OF OUR PERSONALITY, EVERY AMBITION, EVERY RELATIONSHIP, AND EVERY HOPE TO HIM. This done, we have reached the apex of personal devotion. As I mentioned in previous sermons when we began, personal devotion cannot and must not be reduced to a few principles such as meditation, confession, adoration and submission. Neither can it be put in a logical straitjacket. Sometimes we may be called to confession and submission only. Other times, adoration may occupy an extended time, or our devotions will properly be confined to petition only.
There will be times when all of it takes place in twenty minutes. But one thing is certain — it will not happen without discipline. The reason many men never have an effective devotional life is, they never plan for it. They do not know what it is because they have never taken the time to find out. They do not pray because they do not set aside the time. Their character never rises to that of Christ’s because they do not expose their lives to His pure light. Their wills stay crooked because they do not tie into Him. The question for prayerless men is a very masculine one: Are we man enough to meditate? To confess? To adore? To submit? To sweat and endure?
SELAH! GOD HELP US SO MUCH.
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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