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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Jesus demands total surrender!

7:33 PM | Posted by Elroy Rankins | Edit Post

The word surrender does not set well with me. It conjours up emotions of defeat, and it is associated with being a loser. All in all it just sort of leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Nonetheless, if you plan to live for Jesus this is exactly what you must do. Jesus put it this way, " Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." Matt 10:39 ESV In other words I believe that Jesus is saying that he expects those who live for him daily to abandon their own desires and instead be fully committed to his will for their lives.


Strangely enough I find solace in this because if I am pursuing my own objectives in life then I am totally dependent upon my abilities and knowledge to accomplish it. However, if I am pursuing the will of Jesus then I know that he has sufficient resources to guarantee success. I believe that Jesus is also saying that if we pursue his will for our lives we will experience fulfillment, but in pursuing our own desires we will ultimately be disappointed even if we are successful.

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