Commit = pledge or bind a person to a certain cause or policy; fully dedicate yourself to something; devote
1 Samuel 7:3 So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
1 Kings 8:61 And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”
Psalm 10:14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 31:5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
Psalm 37:4-6 (NIV)
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Matthew 11:27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
Luke 10:22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
Acts 20:32 “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.
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (NIV)
18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.
1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
Thank You, O Lord God Almighty. You commit to us … and we choose to commit to you. Or not. Our choice. Thank You, Father, that we can choose. I choose to commit my life to You, Lord God.
Commit to the Lord:
Serve Him only
He will deliver you
Live
Obey
Strengthen those fully committed to Him
Helper
Deliver me
Your righteous reward shine
He will establish your plans
The Son chooses to reveal Him
My Spirit into Your hands
Put their trust
Build you up
Give you an inheritance
Continue to do good
Thank You Father. May Your Word fill our hearts, our minds, our souls and our spirits–You feed and nourish us. Commit to the Lord. Your plans, O LORD. May they be established.
In Jesus name. Amen
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