The Line in the Sand!

History tells us that during the during the final days of the Battle of the Alamo, Colonel Travis called his beleagered force of men together as the probability for total defeat increased. He told his men that it appeared re-enforcements would not be coming. It was this small force against a trained army of over 5,000 Mexican soldiers. This was their opportunity to bail out and make a run for it. Crossing the line Travis drew in the sand meant a man was all-in for whatever lay ahead. All but one crossed over. Although the Alamo fell, the commitment of that small band of warriors became the driving force that led to an eventual victory for the Texicans.

Scripture tells about the Israelites crossing over the Jordan into the Promised Land. As they did so, they were passing from their former life to the new life GOD had promised them. Crossing over was a commitment to GOD to live according to His plan and purpose. They faced the great city of Jericho and saw GOD bring the walls down miraculously. Next they found themselves up against a relatively small town and with their confidence strong from Jericho’s defeat, they attacked and were routed by the small force.

We find Joshua on the ground crying out to GOD over the defeat. Whinin gand carrying on that GOD had brought them this far only to allow them to be face destruction. “The Lord then said to Joshua, ‘Stand up! Why are you on the ground?’“ (Joshua 7:10). The story goes that GOD had commanded the Israelites to give all the treasures from Jericho back to Him but one family held out which resulted in the defeat. One family had failed to count the cost of commitment as they crossed the Jordan and many paid the price.

Today, you have crossed the line in the sand by your surrender to Jesus as your Lord and Savior but your life isn’t fully reflecting that commitment. You are still living with hidden sins and habits that should’ve been released from your life. Your lack of a total commitment reflects in your actions and tells others that totally surrendering to Christ is really not that important. Quit whining about your inability to overcome problems and issues and hear the LORD speaking to you today to get up and get things right.

I encourage you today to step back, look at your life and what Christ has done to set you free. Take a look at your responsibility to live sold-out to GOD and the commitment you made at the altar of repentance. Get your act together so you may discover the victory that comes through following closely to Christ.