Personal Commitment

“But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.” 2 Samuel 24:24

                  Commitment is a funny word that means a lot of different things to different people. Our culture struggles with commitment; I struggle with commitment. Some things I’m really committed to, and some things I commit-ish. For example, I commit to going to the gym only if I don’t keep committing to staying in bed. I commit to giving my life entirely to the Lord, only if I don’t get distracted – squirrel.
 
                  David’s commitment to the Lord was so pure that if he were going to sacrifice, it would truly cost him something. These are years of learning about commitment, failing to commit, and then recommitting. David’s commitment to sacrifice at cost is really something. Think about it, how many times have we “sacrificed,” and it cost us nothing? David had the opportunity to worship without cost, and David rejected that type of worship. David’s commitment to truly living for God was so great that it wasn’t primarily in front of Araunah; it was before God.
 
                  Let us seek God to teach us a form of commitment. We need commitment that runs deep in the soul and in the very nature of our being. Commitment to seek God! Commitment to live for God. Commitment to love believers. Commitment to love the lost. The question we may want to ask is not if we are committed, but what we are committed to.