One treasure, a single mind, and a sole Master
Fixing my heart entirely to God
My heart has devised to serve Him, and I must leave the next step to Him. To exclude from anything which had the power to distract me from the pursuit of the Will. There's so much work to be done.
“For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it."”
“I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.”
“But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.”
(1 Corinthians 7:37-38 ESV)
I fear the one day that I might allow something or someone else to take the place My God should have.
May I loose my clutch on everything temporal. My life, my reputation, my possessions, Lord. Let me loose the tension of my grasping hand. Let me not indulge on non-essentials; if Your dear Home be fuller, whilst my house be a little emptier on earth, what rich rewards comes from me just being with You, this time on Earth and forever more. Bring the Word to me in power and lead me to the path of holiness, for little faith will bring the soul to Heaven, but much faith will bring heaven to the soul.
I have searched my heart regarding God's use of those who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom's sake, and I have strive daily to distance and swallow hard. In those days of decision to keep silence and cut off one's right arm is painful, and it seemed as if I had sealed the course of my whole life. But why should I droop in sorrow, for You are ever by my side. Why dread the near future? What ill can ever happen? If I have chosen to take up the cross, even if scorned, despised, forsaken would not stop me from following You.
Sheep were destined for the altar. Enter into the work with praise.
Let us not shrink from suffering, reproach or loss.
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