God wants me.

I understand that. That’s part of surrendering to Him as my Lord and serving Him as my Master. He wants me — body, soul, and spirit.

He also wants my stuff!

“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase” (Proverbs 3:9).

And He doesn’t want the leftovers either.

He wants me to use all my stuff to honor Him.

By substance I understand that which is essential to me.

By firstfruits I understand that He gets first choice of my income.

And He’ll use my leftovers also.

So many options in life. So many choices to make. Including these:

“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee” (Proverbs 2:1).

I get to choose whether or not I will receive and treasure God’s words.

It is totally up to me.

The choice is mine.

I choose God’s Word. I accept His commandments.

With His help, I will treasure and keep them.

With His help, I will live by them.

Today. All day.

And tomorrow. Always.