Psalm 145:8-9 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. DaySpring. (2005). Restore my soul - encouragement from gods word. Siloam Springs, AR: DaySpring Cards, Inc. Father, I want You to be magnified through my life. With godly words and actions and unfailing courage, You will be exalted. With kindness and compassion, Your character will be exemplified. With boldness and authority, yet with ultimate caring, Your nature will be revealed through my life. Praise and glory belong to You as I step into the role ordained for me – to be a reflection of You, Lord Jesus! Amen. (Philippians 1:20) Daily Confession: As a servant of the Lord, I continually give praise, worship, honor and thanksgiving to Him. (Psalm 134:1) Harrison House. (1994). Prayers that avail much daily calendar. Tulsa, OK: Harrison House. Total Surrender “Peter began to say to Him, See, we have left all and follow You” (Mark 10:28). Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is “for My sake and the gospels” (10:29). It was not for the purpose of what the disciples themselves would get out of it. Beware of surrender that is motivated by personal benefits that may result. For example, “Im going to give myself to God because I want to be delivered from sin, because I want to be made holy.” Being delivered from sin and being made holy are the result of being made right with God, but surrender resulting from this kind of thinking is certainly not the true nature of Christianity. Our motive for surrender should not be for any personal gain at all. We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself. It is like saying, “No, Lord, I dont want You; I want myself. But I do want You to clean me and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I want to be on display in Your showcase so I can say, This is what God has done for me.” Gaining heaven, being delivered from sin, and being made useful to God are things that should never even be a consideration in real surrender. Genuine total surrender is a personal sovereign preference for Jesus Christ Himself. Where does Jesus Christ figure in when we have a concern about our natural relationships? Most of us will desert Him with this excuse - “Yes, Lord, I heard You call me, but my family needs me and I have my own interests. I just cant go any further” (see Luke 9:57-62). “Then,” Jesus says, “you cannot be My disciple” (see Luke 14:26-33). True surrender will always go beyond natural devotion. If we will only give up, God will surrender Himself to embrace all those arouind us and will meet their needs. Beware of stopping anywhere short of total surrender to God. Most of us have only a vision of what this really means, but have never truly experienced it. It is essential that we live and “walk in the light” of Gods vision for us (1 John 1:7). Chambers, O. (1935 (1963, 1992)). My utmost for his highest, an updated edition in todays language. Nashville, TN: Discovery House Publishers.
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