Commitment to doing what is right; obedience to the will of God, no matter what. I throw the question out: Who is in charge of your life?
Some years ago, the governor of Massachusetts, Christian Herter (1895-1966), was on the campaign trail, running for a second term.
One day after a busy schedule of campaigning — and no time for lunch, he arrived at a church BBQ famished. As he moved down the line, the governor held out his plate to the woman serving chicken. She put a piece on his plate and turned to the next person in line.
“Excuse me,” the Governor said, “Do you mind if I have another piece of chicken?” “Sorry,” the woman replied, “I’m only supposed to give one piece to each person.”
The Governor was not a proud man, but he was hungry! So he decided to throw a little weight around. “Lady, do you know who I am? I’m the governor of this state.”
“Do you know who I am?” the woman said. “I’m the lady in charge of the chicken. Move along, mister!”
Quite simply, Jesus said “The one who obeys Me is the one who loves me.” That’s the bottom line.