Nonsensical
Surrender. How does one completely surrender? Surrender involves giving up every desire of our own. Giving up our own will. Not only our desires for what we want, but giving up even our will to live. God gave his own Son so that we might live and yet I am unwilling to give up my over abundant creature comforts for any reason. What am I doing for the Kingdom? What are most of us doing? We aren’t even serving in our own communities. Oh, we may donate some used clothes or even give some money, but what are we really doing that would actually require sacrifice? Are we willing to give up our vacation to support a missionary? Are we willing to serve once a week at an abused women’s shelter or soup kitchen? Are we willing to give up a spare bedroom for an orphaned child? Are we willing to sell everything we own and follow Him? Anywhere? And if not-why? Shouldn’t that concern us? Alarm us? Scare us to death? Howe it must grieve God to see that we won’t even leave our homes to minister to His beloved people after all He has done. IF it weren’t so tragic it would almost be amusing. God lays it all out, takes our sin and takes our consequences. And what do we do in return? We give him a nod, a wave and a cursory “thanks”. He says, “Now, go! Tell others the good news! Feed the poor; help the needy, care for the widow and orphan, so that ALL may see my love. Go my child. You are free.” We, in return, lock ourselves in our church buildings and plead to hear his voice.
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