Sermons on Commitment to Christ (Page 17)

Too many folks believe they can meander through life, living however they choose, never to be held accountable for the choices they make. However, inevitably the law of the harvest catches up with them.

“Tending the Tares” We may not know how the seed sprouts and grows; we simply trust that if we sow the seed, it will produce fruit by God’s will and to His glory The Parable of the Growing Seed 26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should [a]scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know…

“Remembering How Much It Costs” Our freedoms are not guaranteed; they must be defended. Thomas Jefferson warned, “The cost of freedom is eternal vigilance.” It is important to remember those who paid for our freedom 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. — Rom. 13:7 God gave America this freedom to use to His glory; use it or lose it.

Israelites in the north embraced idolatry; at least they made a choice. Judeans in the south simply rejected the truth; they chose nothing, and therefore were vulnerable to everything. They rejected sound preaching about God’s will and His hand in their history, and their prophets and priests accommodated their wishes.