Christian Aspirations Part 1: Giving Our All

(This is the first of a two part devtion. Part 2 will be tomorrow)

Matthew 22:37,38

When I played high school football I would often hear my coach say something like “Give it your best! Give it 110%! Leave it all out on the field!” and various other one liners to motivate us to play at our best to win. The goal every season was to win a state championship but the focus was on working hard Monday through Thursday to win on Friday night. The desire for a state championship never overshadowed the daily task of practicing hard to be the best we can be.

We as a Christians have a goal of making heaven our home someday and we should live our lives everyday knowing that each day could be the day we arrive there. But the goal should never overshadow the task of what Christianity is all about on a daily basis and that is to “Love the Lord Thy God with all the heart soul and mind.” This is should be the daily aspiration of every Christian and in doing so all other Christian duties will fall into place.

Notice Jesus didn’t say “Give it your best or give 110%” but he tells us to “Give him our all.” This is a great revelation from Jesus in how to approach the daily Christian life. Some Christians are content with given their

· Time

· Money

· Gifts

· Talents

But Jesus is not asking for these things of us primarily. The only thing he really wants from us is our heart. If he has our hearts then he gets the whole package! These things mentioned above will fall into their rightful place at their rightful time bringing meaning, purpose, and satisfaction to the believers life.

So let us take hold of the words of Solomon in Proverbs when he says “My son, give me your heart.” Proverbs 23:26 Solomon also said that “Out of the heart flows the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 This is what the Lord is asking of us daily; To love him with all of our heart. For if he has our heart then he doesn’t have a part of us… He has all of us!

Pastor Robby