Thursday 21 November 2013

Devotion

I started reading Romans today, and, I confess I haven't got very far as I was struck by the first 5 words! 'Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus'!
The commentary I'm reading alongside it says that servant in this context is the same as the word slave. This implies Paul's complete and utter devotion to Jesus, Paul belongs to Christ without reservation. 

I was impacted by this as God seems to be speaking to me, and to those at Cornerstone City Church about being hungry for Him. I know that I have felt 'lukewarm' for a while and am desperate to be more impassioned with God. I admire Paul for his complete and utter devotion, and I want  my life to be about serving Christ Jesus without reservation.

As I was thinking about this I started playing some music, and what should start playing, but the song Devotion (great track by Jules Burt If you've not heard it) 
Here are some of the words that impacted me; 'I've come to be with you......you have my attention, you have my gaze, you will always be the one, you will always be my greatest love, here's my devotion, I am yours' 
 
I felt like I had to pray through this a few times as this is what I desire, it's not what I currently am/am doing in all honesty, but I want God to gave my attention I want Him to be THE ONE in my life, I want Him to be my GREATEST love.
I feel like I'm missing out on something, life's ok, but I know there's more out there and I want it! 

I am going to aim to put God as #1 in my life, starting from now, I don't wanna miss out anymore. I want to be a devoted, unreserved, servant of Christ do you?

I want to stand up and say, 'Jesus my passion is knowing you'. 

As it does so powerfully say in this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzs3AE27_d8