1 Corinthians 6:20: For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.On January 12, 1723, I made a solemn dedication of myself to God, and wrote it down; giving up myself, and all that I had to God; to be for the future, in no respect, my own; to act as one that had no right to himself, in any respect. And solemnly vowed, to take God for my whole portion and felicity; looking on nothing else, as any part of my happiness, nor acting as if it were; and his law for the constant rule of my obedience: engaging to fight, with all my might, against the world, the flesh, and the devil, to the end of my life.
But I have reason to be infinitely humbled, when I consider, how much I have failed, of answering my obilgation.
- You probably did not realize that I was that old, huh? Now, that you read through that once, I would encourage you to read through it again a little bit slower, taking a minute to think about what is really being said.
Jonathan Edwards was regretful that it took him so long to come to his recognition of this type of spiritual commitment to God. I mean it wasn't until he was 19 years old that he wrote that down.
Just a thought
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This is a good post. However, many young Christians make this vow (I can think of at least one) and do not keep thier commitment or are not aware of the implication of it. This can be the result of the breakdown of the family unit. Commitment is learned. Without the presence of it early in our lives we are set up to learn it other ways. It is best to teach our children now about commitment so they will have the example of how to be faithful. Ii I keep going this will become a rambling, run on sentence that will end up making no sense at all so please forgive my attempt to comment on this thought.
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