Anything That Costs Me Nothing

     What does God want?  Just want does He want from me?  Surely He doesn't want me to do without does He?  If I have a free day and give Him 15 minutes of it that's okay as long as I give Him something right?  I work hard for my money.  I need all of it for me and for my family.  Right?
     "I cannot come before my righteous Holy Lord and offer to Him worldly things I do not need and hope He's pleased."  Like I mentioned in Just One More Minute I've been listening to us sing lately.  It's become my CD of choice when I'm driving.  The first song on the CD is one my husband enjoyed singing even before we met.  "Anything That Costs Me Nothing".   It's a beautiful song and he did an amazing job singing it.  But just what does "Anything That Costs Me Nothing" mean?
     Accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord puts a target on your back.  The very second you confess your sins and become a new creation in Christ, the enemy starts keeping a file on you.  He watches everything you do and hears everything you say.  He didn't need to watch you before because you weren't a threat to him.  But now. Oh my.......he's a selfish dude.  You belong to Jesus and the devil knows it and of course he doesn't like it.  He's gonna do anything he can to destroy your life, your faith, your reputation, your family and anything else that truly matters.  And he's going to do it his usual way.....lies.
     "For He wants me to give a heart that's truly His.  An offering of highest price.  A servant whom the Lord can use."  The devil will try to convince you that you don't have to give up anything.  That he owns it all and can give you more for free than you could ever get from God.  How do we know he will do this?  He tempted Jesus in the wilderness and told Jesus He could have it all if He would just worship him.  Seriously?  The devil tried to trick Jesus into worshiping him. That crazy booger  tried to convince Jesus that he could give Him something that Jesus Himself created and owned in the first place!  So let me ask you, do you want to be a servant of Christ or a servant of the devil?  Jesus wants our hearts.  He wants our hearts to be completely His.  And He doesn't take it lightly or for granted when we give Him our hearts.  He knows it's our highest offering.
     "To serve Him is my goal.  Oh how could I withhold.  Whatever's mine He's given me, it's not my own.  It's His alone."  Serve Him.  He is God!  He is not here to serve us.  We are here to serve Him.  Nothing good does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11)  Whatever is mine came from Him anyway.  I thank Him and praise Him for it.
     "Whatever He requires, that is my desire.  Whatever He may need from me, I'll pay the cost, gain or loss."  Wow.  What is Jesus requiring of you?  Your money?  Your time?  Really.... it's your heart.  Your obedience.  He just wants you.  He loves you so much that He gave His very life for you.
Is it really your desire to obey Him?
     "I will not offer anything that costs me nothing.  I'll place before Him nothing less than my very best.  And if I'm called to sacrifice it, it will be worthy of my Christ.  I will not offer anything that costs me nothing."  Is there anything you've been holding back?  What does God want from you?  What is your time worth?  Is it really worth anything if you try to keep it from Him?  No.  It's not.  How about your mind?  Your heart?  It's worth nothing until you give it to Him.  Then you find out it was worth everything to Him.
     Without Him, we really are nothing.  He gave everything, absolutely everything for us.  We owe Him our everything.  Will He leave us wanting or needing anything?  No.  He gave us everything.  Absolutely everything when He gave His life for us.  What do you have to offer Him? He wants your heart.........