November 2011

Turn to Him
From the Community Spiritual Director, Chip Koch

My daily devotions have been taking me through the prophets; and I have been finding that God has been speaking volumes to me concerning His love, grace and mercy. I have likewise, been hearing Him speak of commitment and accountability.

Time and again, God speaks to the people calling them to Himself —beckoning them to remember His faithfulness and to turn to Him in commitment that He might lavish His love on them. He calls them to be accountable in their walk with Him as He calls them to faithfulness and obedience. The problem, however, is always the same—they go their own way and do their own thing as they allow themselves to be distracted by all of the things of the world that take them away from God. The end result is always the same—they experience destruction—emotionally, spiritually, physically and miss all that God has for them.

Faithfulness, obedience, commitment and accountability are all words we do not often want to hear and words we do not want to heed. They are words, however, given to us by God for our own good, for our protection and for our very lives. They are words that, if integrated into our lives and woven into our actions, will take us into a close and intimate walk with God resulting in His blessing.

God loves us more than we will ever know, but it is not a cheap love; it is a love that was bought at a great price —the very life of His Son, Jesus. It is a love that calls us to a serious commitment, to faithfulness, to obedience, and to accountability—to live life as God intends. It is, likewise, a love that brings us into the very presence of God where we experience His blessing for all of life—both here and for all eternity.

Let us walk in obedience and faithfulness in all of our Fourth Days that we might experience the depth of God’s love and know His blessing!

DeColores,
Chip Koch

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