We can take God's attention by giving our lives along the line to Him. How? Not half heatedly or getting serious but wholeheartedly. Tell your neighbor: Peter, are you really serious?
Giving our life to God cannot be measure through the words coming out from our mouth but through the heartbeat, saying I give my life to You Lord wholeheartedly. Now tell me if you are really serious, that's what make the difference to raise our spiritual growth standard!
A. How half hearted or getting serious is being measure in Jer. 17:9, "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
1. How about the risk taker or terrorist? They are taking a lot of attention in the world today. Their lives are less important to them than their cause, submission to their god Allah, to kill and be killed.
2. Diff walks or life. How about the pilot, attendant, crew of the Malaysian airlines? Doctors, lawyers, Engineers, Oversea workers and employee. Those getting married. These are all serious in their job but why people die in their hands?
3. How about the chosen people Israel? Their land and their freedom is more important than their very own lives.
4. How about Peter before pentecost? He is ready to go with Jesus both in prison or death but denied Jesus three times and cock crow.
a. Refusing Jesus to wash his feet
b. His being aggressive
c. Walks upon the water
c1. Cuts of Malchus ear
d. His denial of Jesus
e. His backsliding heart
5. How about the modern? 2 Timothy 3:1-5
-vThis know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Having form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, from such turn away.
B. Numerous examples of Bible character, giving their life in line with God, wholeheartedly diligently searching for God. (eph 6:7)
1. The early church. No hypocrite disciples on their days. If they claim to be a Christian, it means death, feed to lions, burn at stake, crucify.
2. Peter after the day of Pentecost, Brand new peter, a dynamic preacher of salvation for 3,000 souls.
3. Saul or Paul, the persecutor of the early church, become a classic apostle.
4. Personal testimony of Ptr/sis Bayan. How about your own testimony?
Conclusion:
God is so mindful on you. He had planned you for His own purpose. So give your life to Him wholeheartedly.