Yesterday I wrote about the true surrender a follower of Jesus should seek after, should strive for.
Today I want to mention another surrender that Chambers talks about:
Or to put it another way:
Yesterday's surrender was true if it came from the heart. Today's is total because it comes from the divine. If you were grumbling about yesterday's surrender, you should be convicted by today's.
Yesterday's is not necessary unless you want perfect fellowship with God. Do it, and all you get is more than salvation, you get to grow closer and closer to the Almighty.
Today's is not necessary unless He wants to be gracious and merciful. He does it, and all He gets is us.
Who do you think gets the better deal in surrendering? Do you even have to think about it?
Today I want to mention another surrender that Chambers talks about:
In our surrender, we must give ourselves to God in the same way He gave Himself for us— totally, unconditionally, and without reservation.
Oswald Chambers - My Utmost For His Highest March 13 Devotional
Or to put it another way:
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NASB)
Yesterday's surrender was true if it came from the heart. Today's is total because it comes from the divine. If you were grumbling about yesterday's surrender, you should be convicted by today's.
Yesterday's is not necessary unless you want perfect fellowship with God. Do it, and all you get is more than salvation, you get to grow closer and closer to the Almighty.
Today's is not necessary unless He wants to be gracious and merciful. He does it, and all He gets is us.
Who do you think gets the better deal in surrendering? Do you even have to think about it?
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