THE POWER OF A CONSECRATED LIFE
All, all to Jesus,I consecrate anew!Here’s the rhymes of a song on consecrated life. To consecrate means to voluntarily come to Christ and lay everything you have at the feet of Jesus without hiding anything. When you make up your mind that you are going to walk in the way of the Lord, you will not bend to the right or the left when the days are hard, difficult, tough and when people won’t understand you.
He’s my portion forever,
only His glory henceforth will I pursue:
He’s my portion forever
There are people we know in the Bible that committed, consecrated, yielded and surrendered everything to the Lord. Anytime God says something unto them they always said yes and the yes is immediate. They have willing obedience; they have prompt obedience, quick obedience, and unquestionable obedience. They totally surrender to the Lord and give everything to Him. That is the picture of a consecrated life, and because they have given everything to the Lord, Almighty God gives everything back to them. This is the portion, privilege, power, provision and preservation of a consecrated life.
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and bless him, and increased him (Isaiah 51:1-2).
As we talk about Abraham, we are talking about a consecrated life. The Lord called him and he answered. The Lord told him where to go even when he did not know the exact place or spot he was going. That is consecration. A consecrated life is a life that is consecrated unto the Lord and is encouraging others to consecrate their lives also. A consecrated life will not discourage other people from consecrating unto the Lord.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit John 12:24)
A corn of wheat that is kept so precious and treasured by a farmer will abide alone without it bringing forth fruits except it dies. People, who keep their lives, hold them so tight to themselves and will not surrender them to the Lord, will not bring forth fruits. Keeping their lives before a glass, cherishing and appreciating them will remain alone. Once the wheat of corn is planted it dies, and except your life is planted in Christ and dies, it will abide alone. Your self, selfishness, self management, self exultation, the pride of heart have to die. You will swallow your words and keep the words of Jesus when you are consecrated ¦ if any man love me, he will keep my words¦ (John 14:23)
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