Devotion. It is a word thrown around with such frequency that its meaning has all but disappeared from our vocabularies. But it, like all words, conveys a specific idea. It is a noun but a verbal noun, that is to say that it describes a certain type of action, a particular brand of love. Devotion is, when it is stripped of its periphery connotations, a matter of love. But this love is unlike the average, it is something more, another level, a deeper degree. Devotion is a profound loyalty and trust that is rooted.
This is what we are called to as Christians: to be devoted to God. It is not enough to tacitly claim devotion, for true devotion cannot be tacit: it is holistic and all-encompassing. If we are truly devoted to God then it matters not which part of us is in use; it is devoted to God. This is the very essence of the Christian experience, the very crux of Christian life. We are to be whole-heatedly devoted to God, body, mind, and soul. There is, it turns out, no other way to love God. We will either be on-fire for Him in love and devotion, or else we will be lukewarm and loveless.
Let us then always be assessing our devotion as we seek after God and His glory. Eternally speaking, no amount of firmly held doctrine matters. The only thing that does is what Christ has done on our behalf and that alone is worthy of every ounce and inch of our devotion for eternity!
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