God says in Hebrews 13, I will never leave you nor forsake you. In Luke, chapter 22, Jesus, a few hours after he was arrested falsely accused of a crime, a few hours before he was crucified for your sins and mine, he was on his knees in prayer and here is what he said, Father, (pick up his commitment now) if you are willing, take this cup from me. Jesus saw what was going to happen on the horizon of his life and he said, Lord, if it is your will, let it pass, if there is any other way. Then he said, Yet, not my will but yours be done.
Christs commitment was based on his Fathers will. My commitment, your commitment must be based on the same thing. We have got to say, God, not my agenda, yours. Not my will, yours. Not my plan, yours, God. I commit to you. Look what happened in the next verse. An angel from heaven appeared to him, and strengthened him. See the progression? Jesus prays. Jesus commits to the will of the Father. Then, once he did that, once he committed to God, to his Father, then an angel strengthened him, then an angel gave him the octane, the power to do what he had to do. The same will happen in your marriage. The same will happen at your job. The same will happen in your friendships. Whatever it is, God will do it.
Ed Young Jr. thinks about how Jesus was committed. He died on the cross for all of your shortcomings, for all of my shortcomings, for all of our sins. When Jesus was hanging there on the cross, he could have just snapped his fingers or winked and the heavenly hosts could have come down and taken him off the cross; however, he didnt. Why? Because of commitment. I am sure all hell whispered in his ear, Hey, Jesus, come down. Its not worth it, Jesus. Throw in the towel. Bail out. Leave. Take the easy way. Yet he was so committed, he pledged himself to a position no matter what the price tag. He obligated himself by spilling his precious blood on Calvary to secure our redemption. He was committed. He had you and he had me on his mind. Just think about if you had been the only person to ever live on this planet, Christ would have done what he did on the cross.
