Memory Verse
The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.
Habakkuk 3:19
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We have been so very inspired (perhaps revived?) as we have spent the past three weeks considering the character of the Great I AM as He has made Himself known throughout the Old Testament. How AWEsome is He!
The Great I AM deserves our all—our love, our obedience, our worship, our devotion, our service, our focus, our praise, our whole heart, our everything. Actually, He requires our all.
When Moses gave the Law to the Israelites, he said:
These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe…so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:1-4 (excerpts)
The prophet Jeremiah was given a compelling message to send to the exiled Israelites who had been carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar and his army. Think about how comforted they might have been hearing God’s Words!
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord,
thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil,
to give you hope in your final outcome.
Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.
Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity]
and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
I will be found by you, says the Lord….
Jeremiah 29:11-14
Our Lord also gave this same convicting message to His followers.
And one of the scribes came up…and asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:28-32
We know from the Scriptures that God desires us to–
- Trust Him with all of our heart (Proverbs 3:5 and 6)
- Work heartily as if for Him with all of our heart (Colossians 3:23)
- Seek Him with all your heart (Deuteronomy 4:29 and 30)
- Serve Him with your whole heart (1st Chronicles 28:9)
- Love Him with all our heart (Matthew 22:37)
Our author, Teresa, asks the following question today in our study…
What would it take for you to give service “your all?”
Go “all in?” Be “sold out” for God?
Have you answered that question yet? Would you share your answer (below in the comments) with all of us?
Friends, whether the anointed words of this song—this prayer—cause you to throw your hands in the air raised in praise, or fall on your face in humble submission, may you voice your commitment to the Great I AM with all your heart! <3
Praying for each of you!
♥ coleen
Let’s Pray:
Dear Lord, You have heard the cry of our hearts…we each do SO want to love You with all our hearts; to serve You with our whole heart; to obey You with our whole heart; to seek You with all our heart; to trust You, and You alone, with all our heart! We choose You, Lord…You are the Great I AM Who deserves our love with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strength! May our words accompanied by our strong conviction, and commitment be pleasing to You!
Amen.
