All In

I've been trying to get better at memorizing scripture lately, so today I was working on Matthew 5:29-30.

²⁹If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. ³⁰And if your right arm causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell (NIV).

Jesus is telling us if there's something in our life that's causing us to sin, we need to throw it away. He doesn't say, "If you've got something that's making you sin, put it down, leave it alone for a while, and maybe come back to it later." No. He's telling us to throw it away. To completely abandon it.

If there is something hindering your walk with God, something that's leading you to sin, get rid of it. What good is it if we live comfortably or in convenience but aren't completely committed to God, if even in the smallest fraction? We need to be radical with our walk with the Lord. There is no grey area with this verse. Jesus is telling us to be all in. We need to be completely committed, and that includes compensating for our weaknesses and what leads us astray. This isn't legalism, it's about being so committed to Christ that you're willing to do whatever it takes to keep yourself pure and holy and obedient to Him.

I should probably blog more, even if it's just three sentences. I used to blog all the time. This is the third sentence.