Destiny is a Decision: An Important Lesson from the Last Supper

You are one decision away from a totally different life.

…a different reality.

…a different state of mind.

…a different destiny.

What decision is that? It’s the decision to go all in for
God.

2 Chronicles 16:9 says, “For the eyes of
the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong
support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.” We see that
God is looking for those who want more of Him. God wants to show Himself to us
in a greater way; but He won’t pour more of Himself into someone who wants
less!

If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you’ve
probably experienced what it feels like to be “half-in” for God. It’s easy to
get into the routine of going through the motions, showing up on Sundays, and
becoming seemingly content with the bare minimum. However, the call of God—and
the salvation of Jesus Christ—is about so much more.

In the story of the Last Supper, we see Jesus offer His
disciples a decision. Matthew 26:26-29 says, “Now as they were eating, Jesus
took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples,
and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it,
all of you, for this is my blood of the[c]covenant,
which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell
you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I
drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

The decision on the table is this: if we eat and drink of
Jesus’s body and blood, we enter into covenant with Him. We accept His
sacrifice on our behalf, and we accept His salvation. Jesus went all in—He gave
all of Himself for us. This covenant requires that we, in turn, submit
ourselves to His lordship.

So we see that our destiny is not a mystery—we aren’t left
wondering how to achieve God’s plan for our lives. Destiny is a decision. God wants
to show Himself to us in a greater way—but we have to let Him. We have to
surrender all of ourselves, and go all in for God.