Live a Consecrated Life by Joyce Meyer - posted October 29, 2012
Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my life. —Psalm 25:1
I love to lift up my hands in the morning and pray the prayer of consecration found in today’s scripture. When we pray a prayer of consecration, we are saying to the Lord: “Here I am, God. I give myself to You. Not just my money, but myself. Not just one hour on Sunday morning, but myself. Not just a portion of my day, but myself. Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my entire life. I lay it on Your altar. Do what You want to do with me. Touch people through me today. Go places through my feet today. Make a difference in my world through me today. Here’s everything about me; here are all the resources You have loaned me.” That is what we mean when we say, “Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my life.” Complete, voluntary surrender to the Lord—that’s what consecration means.
When we consecrate something, we set it apart for God’s use. Therefore, when we consecrate our lives, we turn our backs on our fleshly desires, worldly values, carnal thinking, undisciplined living, and everything else that does not agree with God’s Word. Consecration may not be easy, but it is easier than sin and disobedience. It is worth the discipline.
When we consecrate ourselves to the Lord, we give Him everything we are, but we should also know that we give Him everything we are not.
God knows everything about you and loves you unconditionally, so hold nothing back from Him. Let go of everything as an offering to your Lord, and you will be amazed at how free you will feel.
Love God Today: If you are ready to consecrate yourself to God, lift your hands to Him and simply say, “Lord, I give you my life…everything I am and everything I am not!”
From the book Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2011 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.
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