Commitment to the Lord
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." - Proverbs
16:3
Adoniram Judson was born on the August 9, 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts. He
graduated from Brown University in 1809 and became a Christian shortly
afterward. In February 1813, he set sail with his new bride for India to become
a missionary. India was closed to foreigners, but Burma was open to his
ministry. Soon after arriving, Judson made the commitment that: "I will not
leave Burma until the cross is planted here forever." It was six years before
one person came to Christ under Judson's ministry. It took him 10 years to
completely translate the New Testament into Burmese. In 1825, he was falsely
imprisoned as a spy for six months. Upon his release, his wife's health broke
and he put her on a homebound vessel. He confided to his diary: "If we could
find some quiet resting place on earth where we could spend the rest of our days
in peace. . ." But he steadied himself with this remarkable postscript: "Life is
short. Millions of Burmese are perishing. I am almost the only person on earth
who has attained their language to communicate salvation. . ." Judson remained
in Burma for 25 more years and fulfilled his earlier commitment to the Lord.
What does the Lord want you to do? Then commit those plans to the Lord and stay
the course. Today in prayer, commit your way to Christ and follow Him in all
that you do.
"Give me 100 men who hate nothing but sin and love God with all their hearts and
I will shake the world for Christ!" - John Wesley
God's Word; "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can
build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." -
Acts 20:32
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2002, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN PROVERBS
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