What does God require from us, on our part, in order for Him to save us? "Only one thing you lack". The Lord's universal complaint about mankind is just this,"There is none that seeks after God." That lack is accompanied by the symptom called sin.
We did not seek Him, He sought us. It cost Him everything. This siren song of His passion which calls us to Him, is the same music which He seeks to instill in us, a desire for nothing less than perfect Love. He wants us to want Him. He sacrificed Himself to become the Love to die for. We must trust Him beyond all of what is called reason, past all visible hope, look for Him past the end of life, itself! Our confidence in Him is meant to burgeon past the bounds of time and space, to be established forever, as a testament to His grace and faithfulness. We are His jewels which He creates to shine forever. Our faith in Him is our vindication and justification, a solid rock on which to take our stand!
This can only be a single minded pursuit. "If the eye is single, the whole body is full of light." Any meddling with other loyalties defiles the purity of our motivation. We cannot be divided in our devotion, and still give all to the One who gave it all!
It is a scary thing to face our own death, yet Love requires nothing less! (John 12:23-26) only when we have died to this world can we be resurrected to new life in Him! If it does not cost us all we have, all we are, then we do not even approach it! Whatever we hold back from Him is what we value more than Him. Abject surrender to Him, is the only door of salvation. The only thing He requires of us, is everything OF us!
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