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21say, \commitment.Many of you have made a decision about Christ, but I think it's fair to say that there are many of you who have not really committed to Him. You want the salvation that He offers, but you're not sure you want the lordship that He demands. That's what we'retalking about with commitment.We need to commit our life to Christ because:1.It is part of God's plan for our life.\ are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.\Notice \from a genuine commitment to Christ, we will never realize life%u2019s maximum purpose, our potential until that commitment is made.I'm grateful for my salvation. Paul said in 2 Timothy 1:9 [Jesus] saved us and called us to a holy life, not because of anything we have done, but because of His own purpose and grace. I need to give my life to God because He's given His life to me. Amen? God made the ultimate commitment when He took on the form of man and came to earth to die on that cross for us as the perfect sin atonement. It's pretty obvious, but at the same time extremely powerful.If God never did another thing for me, never blessed anything else in my life, never answered another prayer, never gave me another morsel of food or never said another kind word my way, I owe Him my all right now because of what He did for me on the cross. Paul writing about His own motivation in 1 Corinthians 15:10 stated, \am what I am, and I labor more abundantly than they all%u2014yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.\2.God promises to reward that commitment.If I'll jump in, I mean if I'll really jump in, He'll reward that commitment. Look at Luke 6:38, many consider this verse to talk about giving money, but it really refers to all of life. \and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.\\ ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.\