The Transaction

5/17/2020

John 21:7 “Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him…and did cast himself into the sea.”

We all, every one of us, will face a time when we answer the call of God. Some will heed His call and some will not. It is an act of committing, or as I see it, releasing your will to Jesus. It is a transaction of trust and acceptance, and the most beautiful and transformative moment in life.

In John 20:29, Jesus is speaking to Thomas when He says, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (NIV) Thomas needed convincing and believed with proof. We also often need convincing, but believe through faith. This yielding to God’s call is the most profound moment of any life. It begins a journey that, like the Apostles, one cannot possibly comprehend. It is truly a journey walked in faith alone, and when we yield our will to Jesus, He will guide each and every step we take.

Chambers talks about the transaction this way: “Have you deliberately committed your will to Jesus Christ? It is a transaction of will, not of emotion: the emotion is simply the gilt-edge of the transaction." I love this way of looking at coming to Christ: emotion is part of it but not the whole, for the transaction must be a contract of the soul, and Jesus signed each of our contracts with His blood for all eternity as a binding covenant.

Have you made the transaction? Will you? It truly will be the most important one you will ever enter into.