ODB: Unhook the Chain
January 13, 2012
No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God.
READ: John 14:15-24
If you love Me, keep My commandments. —John 14:15
Jesus made it clear to His disciples that He is “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). He is the only way to the Father, and our belief and commitment to Him results in love and obedience—and leads to an eternal home in heaven.
Christina, a Bible student in Minsk, Belarus, wrote this testimony: “Jesus died for everyone, even the most desperate sinner. The worst criminal who comes to Him in faith, the Lord will accept.
“For a very long time, Jesus had been knocking at my door. Figuratively speaking, the door to my heart was open. I was a believer. But I kept the safety chain in place. I would not turn my life over to Him.”
Christina knew this was not right, and she felt that God was compelling her to make a change. “I knelt before Him and opened the door as wide as I could.” She took off the chain.
Committed followers of Jesus will do what He commands—without safety chains or back doors. No reserving little corners of our lives all for ourselves. No secret sins.
If, like Christina, you’ve been holding back from surrendering to God, it’s time to unhook that safety chain. Let go of those reservations. Throw open the doors of your life, and experience the joy of obedient discipleship.
— David C. Egner
Source: Our Daily Bread
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What safety chain can consider safe when it binds out hearts? We may have some secrets that don’t want others to know. However, we cannot hide our secrets even if we wanted to before the Lord, for He knows all things. I think we need to be honest with ourselves for our conscience and soul sake. The Lord is still the Judge and there is no running away from His Judgment. So rather than to wait for our secrets to be exposed; it will be wiser to confess and ask the Lord for forgiveness than to live in sin. Some of us need to help in this aspect more than others. Please pray for ourselves and for those we love.