The Snare Of A Believer's Commitment

Jesus4Me · 09-28-2015, 04:00 PM

Ever wonder how any one can make a commitment to do something when it involves tomorrow? We all have heard it at one time or another; "I am committed to doing this, and so ..." meaning, he is bound to finish it, all else is to be set aside as secondary.

James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

The scripture above leaves no room for commitments or promises, because that would be citing your will to be done and not the Lord's will.

What's the big deal?

Luke 14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

"I am sorry, Lord.. I have made prior commitments and promises and so I cannot come to the Marriage Supper. Please have me excuse." Is that not saying the same thing?

Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

So take heed of His warnings:

Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

So ask Jesus for forgiveness and ask Him to set you free from all commitments that has evil boastings of tomorrows and rest in Him & His promises to you so that when the Bridegroom comes, you are not bound by any snares of the oath binding world that would have you excusing yourself from Him from attending the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

Galatians 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage....5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

In our personal walk with Him, we follow Him by faith; not by doing the best we can in keeping our commitments and promises, because that is not the power for living the christian life nor for following Him.

We really can only follow Him by faith in the Son of God in us & all His promises to us. That is how we can get to know Him & the power of His resurrection is when we take Him at His Word & see Him working in our lives wherein we see ourselves following Him what we could not do before by keeping a commitment or promise to do so.

May Jesus set those astray, free, from the world's bondages and from the religious bondages, to be ready to go.

09-28-2015, 04:00 PM	#1
Jesus4Me Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 46	The Snare Of A Believer's Commitment Ever wonder how any one can make a commitment to do something when it involves tomorrow? We all have heard it at one time or another; "I am committed to doing this, and so ..." meaning, he is bound to finish it, all else is to be set aside as secondary. James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. The scripture above leaves no room for commitments or promises, because that would be citing your will to be done and not the Lord's will. What's the big deal? Luke 14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. "I am sorry, Lord.. I have made prior commitments and promises and so I cannot come to the Marriage Supper. Please have me excuse." Is that not saying the same thing? Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. So take heed of His warnings: Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. So ask Jesus for forgiveness and ask Him to set you free from all commitments that has evil boastings of tomorrows and rest in Him & His promises to you so that when the Bridegroom comes, you are not bound by any snares of the oath binding world that would have you excusing yourself from Him from attending the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Galatians 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage....5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. In our personal walk with Him, we follow Him by faith; not by doing the best we can in keeping our commitments and promises, because that is not the power for living the christian life nor for following Him. We really can only follow Him by faith in the Son of God in us & all His promises to us. That is how we can get to know Him & the power of His resurrection is when we take Him at His Word & see Him working in our lives wherein we see ourselves following Him what we could not do before by keeping a commitment or promise to do so. May Jesus set those astray, free, from the world's bondages and from the religious bondages, to be ready to go.