“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things
have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” —2 Corinthians 5:17
“[W]e must learn that God accepts nothing of the old life!
Instead of being on the side of our prejudices, He is deliberately removing
them from us. It is part of our moral education to see our prejudices put to
death by His providence, and to watch how He does it. […] There is only one thing God wants of us, and that is our
unconditional surrender. When we
are born again, the Holy Spirit begins to work His new creation in us, and
there will come a time when there is nothing remaining of the old life. […] How
are we going to get a life that has no lust, no self-interest, and is not
sensitive to the ridicule of others? How will we have the type of love that “is
kind…is not provoked, [and] thinks no evil”? (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). The only
way is by allowing nothing of the old life to remain, and by having only
simple, perfect trust in God— such a trust that we no longer want God’s
blessings, but only want God Himself. […] Once we truly see God at work, we
will never be concerned again about the things that happen, because we are
actually trusting in our Father in heaven, whom the world cannot see.” CHAMBERS
All we have to do is trust!
Pretty simple to say … not so simple to do. Living the Christian life is not about “some”
trust. It’s about “total” trust. There are just some things in our lives that
we don’t want to give up control over.
Generally that happens because we have trusted in someone or something
only to be disappointed when the person or thing failed us. So we resolve in our minds, “I will never do
that again!” Someone once said that the
only part of the Bible that you believe is the part that you obey. Think about it, now! If the Bible is Truth, then there is no room
for doubt. If God is the definition of
love, and He is, then there is no possibility that He would fail you. Bondye fidel!
God is faithful! This is where
faith comes in. Do you believe or
not. The man said to Jesus in Mark 9:24,
“I believe, but help me with my unbelief.”
What is it that you are holding back on, that is really holding you back? Let’s say there is a woman who agrees to
marry a man, and she does. But then she
tells him one night that she is going out on a date with her old boyfriend. The husband says,” but you married me!” She says, “That is true, but I am not giving
up my boyfriend.” In the same way, we are not being faithful to God when we
withhold trust in ourselves. Think about
your life. This song might be your
prayer. What do you need to surrender? ELGIN
“I Surrender All”
“All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give; I will
ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live.
All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, Worldly
pleasures all forsaken; Take me, Jesus, take me now.
All to Jesus I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly Thine; Let
me feel the Holy Spirit, Truly know that Thou art mine.
All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee; Fill
me with Thy love and power; Let Thy blessing fall on me.”
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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