Daily EncouragementSample

“Now do it!” How relevant and practical Abner’s words are!

“Now do it!” - it was the word which Naaman needed as he reacted to Elisha’s instructions. “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more than, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’” (2 Kings 5:13). It is the word the sinner needs as he holds back from responding to the simplicity of the gospel.

“Now do it!” - it is a watchword for all faithful servants of the Lord. Remember Mary’s words at the wedding at Cana in Galilee: “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you’” (John 2:5).

“Now do it!” - it is a categorical imperative when it comes to submission to the lordship of Christ. There should be no delay in recognizing God’s appointed king and bowing the knee to him. “In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord,” writes Peter (1 Pet. 3:15). This is more than a mere change of attitude - it is a total commitment:

Jesus, Lord and Master
Love Divine has conquered.
I will henceforth answer “Yes” to all Thy will.
Freed from Satan’s bondage
I am thine forever
Henceforth all Thy purposes in me fulfil.