It’s all or nothing

Faith is not
a philosophy you spout about,
but rather
an allegiance you live about
day-to-day
with all your heart.
– Luke 10:27

The truth is, what you say is absolutely worthless – without all of you behind it in action.  I think what God is saying here is:  It’s all or nothing.

Life is full and fast and brief
I’ll not throw it all away – for what?

all my heart to Christ,
all my soul to Christ,
all my mind to Christ,
all my strength to Christ
all my willful, willful self,

all I am, all I want — all for Christ alone.

I’ll step on in to Heaven, complete in Him alone.

Salvation is not based on all I do and all I am.
It’s based on His free gift of grace.
But He requires my all.

If I’m not all “in” for Him, my faith is dead (James 2:20) and I’m not His and His alone, and I’m not bound for Heaven.  But I could reject His calling me, all my life, and lay upon my deathbed, and finally truly bow my will to Him, and He’d forgive me and receive me into Paradise – just as He did the lucky thief hanging next to Christ at Calvary.

But what if tomorrow never comes for you?

FOR MORE:

All or Nothing

Who I really really am

Every believer’s new life in Christ [Part One]

Explaining the Basic Christian Experience [Part Two]