Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:37-39 NLT
All in! I have used this term before. It is used in polka, a card game. In this game chips are used to gamble with. You place chips according to how likely you think you will win. However, 'all in' is a final act of desperation, it is an 'all or nothing- play. Here the player is almost done, and is trusting luck, and his ability to win the hand. With God in our lives we trust not luck but Him in the circumstances we face. He is all we have.
We come to trust God as we walk the Christian life. If we are determined to know Him, trust plays a big part. Abraham had to trust God that He would provide a sacrifice instead of having to kill his son; Moses had to trust God would take them through the sea, on dry land, instead of handing them over to Pharaoh; David had to trust God would keep His promise and crown him king, even though Saul was determined to kill him; Joseph had to trust God to redeem him from the prison; Daniel had to trust God whilst in the lion's den. There are many more, we need to remind ourselves of God's faithfulness.
Daniel loved God with all he had and it cost him. Paul loved the Lord and it cost him, so did it cost the disciples. Judas did not trust and love Jesus, it cost him his life and eternity.
Today we must choose, who will I run to? Amen
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