How Far Will You Go?

'The LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's houshold and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." ' (Genesis12:1-3)

A great promise. But an equally daunting condition. The call of Abram involved a huge sacrifice. I believe it was a test from God to Abram, to test if Abram would follow God wholeheartedly. God could have blessed Abram right where he was, yet God called him out, so that God could use him. And Abram passed the test perfectly. After he got the call from God, the Bible records for us that he immediatly went.

The call of Abram spells one word- SUBMISSION. It is one of the most hated words in the dictionary. It spells of surrender, of defeat, of humiliation, of pain and many other undesirable things. But friends, in the heavenly realm, submission is the most wanted thing. Our Father God is looking for people who are ever-willing to sacrifice their whole lives to him, people who will follow him wholeheartedly, because these are the only people that he can use.

You see friends, God could have used Abram right where he was to bless the people, but God called Abram to another land. God had to strip away from Abram everything, all his earthly thinkings, all his worldly principles, all his comfort zones, everything, so that Abram wuld only rely on God alone.

Friends is there anything that God is calling you to surrender to him? Maybe it's your CCA, God wants you to give him your time, maybe He wants to use you mightily in another CCA. Maybe it's a relationship, God wants you to give your best years to him. Maybe it's your lifestyle, God wants you to live your life according to His ways. Maybe it's something else, but no matter what it is, it is all for only one purpose. So that God can use you much more than before, to bless His people, to impact your generation, to live out His purpose. Someone once told me, 'God cannot use you until you're dead'. No, not physically dead, but dead to yourself, your earthly thinkings, your worldly values, your human principalities, and even to your rights. God cannot use you if you don't die to the world. You cannot please both God and the world. You can only serve one master. Friends are you living to please yourself or God? The Bible tells us that what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.(2Corinthians4:18) You have big dreams, yet God is calling you to give it all up. You have big plans, and God is calling you to give it all up. Nobody said following God is easy, but God made it very clear that following Him would be the most rewarding thing. When you surrender to God, you do so not in defeat, but in victory, because now you include God in your plans, and now God is on your side. Who now can be against you? (Hebrews13:6)

Sacrifice and submission are the most painful things around, yet these are the things God is looking out for. Our Commander is looking for people who will dedicate their whole lives to the cause, who will give everything to fight for the Kingdom, soldiers who know what it means to die for the Kingdom. And right now God is looking at you. He sees right into your heart. Is there anything you are holding back deep down inside? Is there anything you can't let go off? Is there anything you are refusing to surrender, because you think that your whole life will be destroyed if you let go?

Friends the question is this, are you willing to sacrifice 80 years of your life and dreams in exchange for the reward of eternal life? The next question is this, how far are you willing to go for the Kingdom of God. Remember, God doesn't want lukewarm Christians(Rev3:15-16). God wants all of you. How far will you go for Him?


Hope has found its home within me.
Now that I've been found in You.
Let all I am be all You want me to be.
'Cause all I want is more of You.
All I want is more of You.

Let Your presence fall upon us.
I want to see You face to face.
Let me live forever lost in Your love.
'Cause all I want is more of You.
All I want is more of You.

I'm living for this cause.
I lay down my life into Your hands.
I'm living for the truth,
The hope of the world.
In You I'll stand.
'Cause all I want is You.

All I want is,
All I want is You, Jesus.