No Compromise

In this week’s devotions, “No Compromise” faithfulness, this is where the rubber meets the road. It is the test of faithfulness, the action of our devotion, the lived out commitment to worship, serve and obey God our Father through Christ his son. This path of no compromise faithfulness is filled with many obstacles, distractions, and opposition, and it can be a difficult path to follow.

No Compromise in Worship. We express our worship in many forms both as a community and individually, but worship begins with the fundamental 1st of the 10 Commandments, to put God first in our lives. Everything else flows from this principle that we consider as worship: singing, prayer, Bible reading and study, church attendance, and including our daily roles, actions, words and attitudes. When we find ourselves straying from expressions of worship, it is a call back to the fundamental commandment to “not have any gods before me” and to put God first without compromise.

No Compromise in Service. When I think of loving, dedicated service to another human being, I think of family care-givers to the elderly, or to individuals with disease or injury requiring 24 hour care. Family members, who lovingly change soiled sheets, patiently listen to and care for any needs, dutifully feed and provide any physical assistance, and resolutely serve another without compromise. Many family care-givers have temporarily suspended their time, hopes, dreams, careers, and hobbies to put their loved ones needs first. Through their daily acts of service to another, they express faithfulness to God.

No Compromise in Obedience. We all have roles that by default place us on a path of obedience to Christ and God’s Word. We may be husbands, wives, parents, children, single adults, grandparents, students, employees, employers, and students, etc. We also have a call to obedience as an individual child of God with specific responsibilities, challenges and aspirations. No Compromise faithfulness within my roles is to be the husband, father, friend, pastor and co-worker that God has outlined in his Word and specifically directed by his Holy Spirit.

To daily walk in worship, service and obedience is the proof to the pudding of our love and devotion to God our Father. When our lives stay focused and true to our path God has led us on, we can take each step on this journey with confidence, integrity, love, hope, God’s blessings, and walk in victory of faithfulness with no compromise.

And  walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:2