Life
is only worth living as we live it for God. Jesus surrendered all to Our Father
- even His crucifixion and death on the cross (Matthew 26:36-56). He gave us
this example to follow.
God
is more than one who answers our prayers. He is Supreme Ruler of the universe. We
owe Him our allegiance. The least we can do is to surrender all to Him.
Once
we realize the true meaning of Christ abiding in us, we appreciate our unity
with Him, depend on Him for every breath we take, and trust in His grace and
love.
He
gives us power for our service for Him, gladness in our fellowship with Him and
His Saints, and security in His goodness and provision for all of our daily
needs.
Since
God supplies all of our needs, if we do not have something we want, this means
that we do not really need it at this time in our life. As we wait patiently on
His timing and will, He will put His desires in our heart and we will live in
true contentment.
When
we surrender to God our cares in this life, we not only improve our outlook on
life, but also our physical health, our emotional balance and our spirit's
well-being.
We
dedicate every waking moment to Him: serving in the vocation, ministering in
the neighborhood and church family, and dedicating our fun times to the service
to which He calls us.
We
enter His rest, bask in His presence and walk in His will each moment of our
day and night. We join all of creation in groaning for His glorious redemption and
appearing (Romans 8:19-22).
His
abiding presence in our life fills us with hope, gives us His joy as our
strength and inspires us to live in the happiest place on earth - the very
center of His will.
Prayer:
Father
God, remind us that sin separates us from You, and apathy will rob us of the
joy of our salvation. You reveal to us Your path of life and in Your presence
is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11). You never hide Your face from your children
as we walk in Your will and love You with our whole heart, soul, mind and
strength (Luke 10:27).
We
joy in Your continual presence in our life, we delight in doing Your will which
You write on our heart, and we draw from Your constant strength which supports
us throughout our day (Habakkuk 3:18; Psalm 40:8). We owe You all of our praise
and dedicate our life only to you.
Thought
for the Day:
We
rest in undisturbed repose, unimaginable joy and a life blessed with quietness
and worship as we totally surrender every aspect of our life to God.
