Devotion is the Christian’s wholehearted surrender to the Jesus, and following Him as our "Audience Of One." It’s the qualifier for an eternal partnership with Jesus. Devotion is the appropriate response to Jesus’ love and devotion He has shown, is showing and will show to us.Devotion begins when Jesus wins the heart and wins the trust of a believer.
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To some believers, this happens the moment of conversion. To others, it takes some time (some believers have a difficult time being convinced that Jesus may actually have a better life to offer than the one they’re pursuing).Then, and this is crucial for true victory, devotion demands that the believer locks all the secret "back doors" in his life, his heart, and gives the keys to Jesus.
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Next, the devoted follower steps on to a pathway that leads to a co-rulership with Jesus. The obstacles on that path usually hit us when we're not expecting. So this "walk" demands trust. But, since Jesus has won the heart, trust is the only course of action for the devoted believer. And trust is learned in the land of trials and tribulation; the same place character is built.A Christian’s devotion is the anchor that steadies him in those times of testing when all hell seems to break loose. Devotion says, "I’m staying. I’m pressing on. I have no other place to go." Devotion is the only way in which the believer can truly grow. It’s an awesome adventure—journeying from faith to faith, glory to glory.
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Without a devoted heart, the believer just stays in the spins of the world, flesh and devil...kind of like Bill Murray living "Groundhog Day" over and over and over. We're all stuck in a similiar Groundhog Day spin until we secure our devotion to Jesus Christ.Devotion, our appropriate response to His devotion toward us, sets us free to journey on the pathway called Fruitfulness and Great Reward.
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