Read: Matthew 6:9-13 Thy will be done in earth [in me], as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
Is My Consecration Still Complete?
The spiritual condition of the soul may be further checked by the depth of our consecration. Dr. Ralph Earle has written, “One valid test of a person’s sanctification is the measure of his submission to the will of God.” Here also we may examine ourselves without danger of confusion. This is the question to ask, Is there any known reservation in my consecration to God? Such a test is valid and practical. It is not easy to be confused at this point.
John Wesley wrote, “A will steadily and uniformly devoted to God is essential to a state of sanctification, but not uniformity of joy or peace, or happy communion with God. These may rise and fall in various degrees, and may be affected either by the body or by diabolical agency in a manner which all our wisdom can neither understand nor prevent.”
If our witness is weak, let us then test ourselves at the point of a will that is steadily and uniformly devoted to God. Can I today honestly pray, “Thy will be done in me, as it is done in heaven”?
If we discover in the hour of heart-searching that there is no conscious reservation, we have the right to assume that our consecration is complete and our acceptance with God is equally perfect. We have only to maintain this attitude of complete consecration, and go on about our business of loving and serving God. As we do, it will not be long until the Holy Spirit again makes His presence known to us with completely satisfying assurance.
My Personal Commitment
Our Father which art in heaven, my love, my plans, my life are Yours. Work in and through me Your perfect will, now and forever.