COMMITMENT

by Tony Clark


I received this word as Forerunners was entering the season of home group meetings but didn’t feel to release it at that time.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that there be offenses amongst us, or difficulties, because God is bringing us into a season of closeness. Not only in the sense of home groups, but relationally. How we interact and function together in close quarters. There is a new level of commitment needed – to each other and to God. Because without commitment we run at the first sign of trouble. It's about preferring one another, and it’s about respect. Respecting each other according to who we are in God, what we are called to, and in that honouring God, because we are His and He has made us the way we are and it’s about recognising God in the process, because we are His handiwork. We can easily rely on each other for affirmation and encouragement as to who we are, but its a time that we need a deeper sense of that affirmation from God Himself, so that we come into more of a sense that we are His and we stand before Him alone, and are accountable to Him for our gifts and our character. This will help us function better together as we are clearly defined in Him. He really is doing a splendid job in us, we are really a work of fine art that God is putting a lot of focus and perfect workmanship into. We really are something special. We are ‘specifics’, made very purposefully, because God has a very specific plan in mind for us in His purpose. God’s wisdom is unsurpassable, and in these days He is pouring His wisdom into His bride, into His people, into His vessels. His glory is very much supported by His wisdom. His glory is who He is but part of who He is, is how He does things, and He is so wise and masterful that His glory is seen in all that He does. We need to submit to His dealings in this time, as He forms us and shapes us, and dig our feet in, let our roots go down, be in the meetings, it’s imperative in this season to not take lightly what God is doing. Commitment is a big key.