I Surrender All - Giving Up The Fight With God To Gain The Peace Of God

 

*I Surrender All –* _Giving Up The Fight With God To Gain The Peace Of God_ 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FULLY SURRENDER TO GOD?

Let me begin by using a powerful illustration that can serve as a metaphor for us.  There was an officer in the navy who had always dreamed of commanding a battleship. He finally achieved that dream and was given commission of the newest and proudest ship in the fleet. One stormy night, as the ship plowed through the seas, the captain was on duty on the bridge when off to the port he spotted a strange light rapidly closing with his own vessel. Immediately he ordered the signalman to flash the message to the unidentified craft, “Alter your course ten degrees to the south.”  Only a moment had passed before the reply came: “Alter your course ten degrees to the north.”

Determined that his ship would take a backseat to no other, the captain snapped out the order to be sent: “Alter course ten degrees–I am the CAPTAIN!” The response beamed back, “Alter your course ten degrees–I am Seaman Third Class Jones.”

Now infuriated, the captain grabbed the signal light with his own hands and fired off: “Alter course, I am a battleship.” The reply came back. “Alter your course, I am a lighthouse.”

The captain had better change course!  If he doesn’t change course, He is going to suffer horrible consequences.  His ship will sink and he will end up on the rocks!

The story shows us a scenario that is common to all of us.  In a way, it shows the struggle that we have with God.  It shows the fight we have because so many times, we, like the Captain, think we know best.

We exert our self-will. We do what we want to do. We want to choose our course through the seas of life.  We live our life without God and sometimes we face disaster as a result of it.

If we don’t surrender to God’s love, to God’s guidance, and to the principles in the Word we run into obstacles in our path that can sink our ship.  It is so much better to surrender to God’s ways and allow Him to direct our path through the stormy and treacherous seas of life.

Two things to think about:

God gives you the choice whether to surrender to Him or not.

God could force you to surrender. He could make you submit. He is God! He could appear before you, force you to bow before Him, force your mouth to declare Him the Lord or your life.  God could do that. But he doesn’t.  He simply offers Himself to us as a choice. He offers His love to us as a choice.  He offers you his blessings as a choice.

He has already paid the price so that it is actually easy. All you have to do is come. All you have to do is believe. All you have to do is freely put your faith in Him and trust in Him.

You see God doesn’t want you to submit to Him like the prisoner of war had to submit to their Nazi captors.  He wants you to surrender to Him in love. The way a son submits to a Father who loves Him.  The way a daughter submits to her mother who loves her. The way a wife surrenders to a loving husband.

You can go to the grave fighting God, denying His love and care. But isn’t it better to make it right with God today.  Eternity hangs in the balance.  Heaven or hell. God will let you decide.

That is why the songwriter said:

All to Jesus, I surrender

All to Him, I freely give.

Freely choose to say, I surrender all!

God desires for us to Surrender all of ourselves to Him

God isn’t looking to make a compromise with us. God wants all of us. The author of the song recognized this as the first words of the song are “All to  Jesus, I surrender.”

Surrender all to God today by accepting Jesus Christ as your lord and your personal Savior, he's the only ways to enternal life.

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Ephesians 3:17-19 “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Why not surrender all to Jesus Christ right now. Ask Him to fill you with all the fullness of God!

U can't do it alone, *yes* am talking to you reading this now, run to Jesus Christ, he's already waiting for you ‼️

" For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 KJV

So what else did u want, please return to him today because rapture can happen anytime from now‼️

Be prepared, because heaven is real and hell is real ‼️ shalom.