To
receive Jesus is to take Him as our Divine
Master, as the One to whom we yield the absolute
confidence of our intellects, the One whose word
we beheve absolutely, the One whom we will
believe though many of the wisest of men may
question or deny the truth of His teachings ; and
as our King to whom we gladly yield the absolute
control of our lives, so that the question
from this time on is never going to be, what
would I like to do or what do others tell me to
do, or what do others do, but the whole question
is WHAT WOULD MY KlNG JESUS HAVE ME DO? A
right beginning involves an unconditional surrender
to the Lordship and Kingship of Jesus.
There is nothing more
important in a right beginning of the Christian
life than an unconditional surrender, both of the
thoughts and the conduct to Jesus. Say from
your heart and say it again and again, " All for Jesus." Many fail because they shrink back
from this entire surrender. They wish to serve
Jesus with half their heart, and part of themselves
and part of their possessions. To hold
back anything from Jesus means a wretched life
of stumbling and failure.
The life of entire surrender is a joyous life all along the way. If you have never done it before, go alone with God today, get down on your knees and say, " All for Jesus," and mean it. Say it very earnestly ; say it from the bottom of your heart. Stay there until you realize what it means and what you are doing. It is a wondrous step forward when one really takes it. If you have taken it already, take it again, take it often. It always has fresh meaning and brings fresh blessedness. In this absolute surrender is found the key to the truth. Doubts rapidly disappear for one who surrenders all (John 7 : 17). In this absolute surrender is found the secret of power in prayer (i John 3: 22). In this absolute surrender is found the supreme condition of receiving the Holy Ghost (Acts 5 : 32).
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