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Unconditional Surrender 1 Kings 20:1-4 In our text tonight, Ahab, king of Israel surrendered unconditionally to Ben-hadad, king of Syria. He said, I am thine .. and all that I have. Amazing. Giving absolute power over our life to another human being would certainly be frightening. But to accept and acknowledge the Lords authority over us is perfectly .... well .. perfect! Unconditional surrender means: 1. Yielding ourselves - including all we have and all we are - to the lordship of Christ. It is an identification with Him in which we decrease and He increases. We first experience surrender in our attitude and then live it out in obedient action. 2. Placing no limit on what we are willing to do or become. This means we have no restricted areas in our life where Jesus is not invited, nothing set aside for our own exclusive use and no place where we tell Him, Hands off!. We make ourselves totally available to His will - whenever, wherever, and however He chooses. 3. Transferring ownership of our body, soul, and spirit to Christ. By doing so, we embrace as our own values the principles of Gods Word for our life. Things like the Beatitudes .. suffering for Christs sake .. dying to self, etc. Our life becomes a mirror of Gods Word. One reason we tend to hold back is fear. What will the Lord require of me?? Another obstacle to unconditional surrender is selfishness: I like having control over my life, my schedule, and MY plans for my life. Another is pride: I KNOW what God wants me to do, but cant He see how that could hurt my reputation with my friends?? So.. what keeps you from abandoning yourself, your will, your life to the Lord and crying out, Please Jesus, take control of my life! I know you will do a better job than I am doing! Strengthen me to surrender myself unconditionally! You will never regret the decision! Keep Lookin UP! And Listenin for the SHOUT!
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 05:03:25 +0000

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