So its been a very long time since I have blogged. I stepped back from writing in my blog. Although I didn't write in my blog I still continued to write whether in my journal or to friends. I have had a lot of good questions asked. For now on if there is something you need to ask direct. Please feel free to ask at gregdavis@abohg.org.
So I have been learning about surrender. So what does a life that is totally surrendered to God look like? You have to surrender both your external life and your will to God. Oswald Chambers lesson on surrender has helped me out tremendously.
The greatest crisis we ever face is the surrender of our will. Yet God never forces a person’s will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. And once that battle has been fought, it never needs to be fought again.
So I'm still battling with surrender. Or shall I say I'm not winning the battle because I haven't fully surrendered. Sure I've done some external surrender. God looks deep into a person's soul. He knows us better than we know ourselves. We can't fool him even the slightest. Oh yeah we can mask ourselves around friends and even family, but when we look in the mirror we realize that God is not mocked or fooled. So what am I saying? In order for me to surrender completely I must lay my selfish will, wants and desires down. I must abandon my self will. How does this look?............................................
Surrender for Deliverance. "Come to Me . . . and I will give you rest" ( Matthew 11:28 ). It is only after we have begun to experience what salvation really means that we surrender our will to Jesus for rest. Whatever is causing us a sense of uncertainty is actually a call to our will— "Come to Me." And it is a voluntary coming.
Surrender for Devotion. "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself . . . " (Matthew 16:24). The surrender here is of my self to Jesus, with His rest at the heart of my being. He says, "If you want to be My disciple, you must give up your right to yourself to Me." And once this is done, the remainder of your life will exhibit nothing but the evidence of this surrender, and you never need to be concerned again with what the future may hold for you. Whatever your circumstances may be, Jesus is totally sufficient (see 2 Corinthians 12:9 and (Philippians 4:19).
Surrender for Death. ". . . another will gird you . . ." (John 21:18 ; also see John21:19 ). Have you learned what it means to be girded for death? Beware of some surrender that you make to God in an ecstatic moment in your life, because you are apt to take it back again. True surrender is a matter of being "united together [with Jesus] in the likeness of His death" ( Romans 6:5 ) until nothing ever appeals to you that did not appeal to Him.
And after you surrender— then what? Your entire life should be characterized by an eagerness to maintain unbroken fellowship and oneness with God.
So I have been learning about surrender. So what does a life that is totally surrendered to God look like? You have to surrender both your external life and your will to God. Oswald Chambers lesson on surrender has helped me out tremendously.
The greatest crisis we ever face is the surrender of our will. Yet God never forces a person’s will into surrender, and He never begs. He patiently waits until that person willingly yields to Him. And once that battle has been fought, it never needs to be fought again.
So I'm still battling with surrender. Or shall I say I'm not winning the battle because I haven't fully surrendered. Sure I've done some external surrender. God looks deep into a person's soul. He knows us better than we know ourselves. We can't fool him even the slightest. Oh yeah we can mask ourselves around friends and even family, but when we look in the mirror we realize that God is not mocked or fooled. So what am I saying? In order for me to surrender completely I must lay my selfish will, wants and desires down. I must abandon my self will. How does this look?............................................
Surrender for Deliverance. "Come to Me . . . and I will give you rest" ( Matthew 11:28 ). It is only after we have begun to experience what salvation really means that we surrender our will to Jesus for rest. Whatever is causing us a sense of uncertainty is actually a call to our will— "Come to Me." And it is a voluntary coming.
Surrender for Devotion. "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself . . . " (Matthew 16:24). The surrender here is of my self to Jesus, with His rest at the heart of my being. He says, "If you want to be My disciple, you must give up your right to yourself to Me." And once this is done, the remainder of your life will exhibit nothing but the evidence of this surrender, and you never need to be concerned again with what the future may hold for you. Whatever your circumstances may be, Jesus is totally sufficient (see 2 Corinthians 12:9 and (Philippians 4:19).
Surrender for Death. ". . . another will gird you . . ." (John 21:18 ; also see John21:19 ). Have you learned what it means to be girded for death? Beware of some surrender that you make to God in an ecstatic moment in your life, because you are apt to take it back again. True surrender is a matter of being "united together [with Jesus] in the likeness of His death" ( Romans 6:5 ) until nothing ever appeals to you that did not appeal to Him.
And after you surrender— then what? Your entire life should be characterized by an eagerness to maintain unbroken fellowship and oneness with God.
