#82 - Man of Covenant #3

So let's look at the first pillar (or term) of what it means to be a man of covenant - the "C".

The "C" stands for Commitment. A man of covenant must be commited. But what does it mean to be commited? Simply stated, commitment means devoting one's self completely to something. In this case to God and a Kingdom lifestyle. As we learn from 1 Timothy 1:18-20, this involves waging spiritual warfare by faith and with a good conscience. In other words being dedicated, earnestly steadfast and persevering to live a Godly livestyle as a man of God no matter what obstacles and road blocks you may face. Not giving up in the face of adversity nor being disuaded from the ways of God for the ways of the world.

2 Timothy 2:1-2 tells us to be strong in the grace we have through Christ. This means to rely on the power and ability of God to stay the course of living as a Godly man and not a worldly man, rather than relying on your own strength and knowledge which will eventually fail you.

These verses from 2 Timothy also reveal that commitment not only involves our learning how to and staying the course as a man of God, but commiting to sharing what we have learned and applied in our lives with other men so they too can become men of covenant.

So are you commited or ready to be commited to being a man of covenant and striving to live a Godly lifestyle no matter what? The choice is yours, but I pray you will to chose to live as a man of God and not a man of the world.

We'll look at the second pillar of being a man of covenant, the "I" in the next Post.