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SURRENDER – WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

The benefits of surrender? There are three great benefits of surrender. First, you experience peace. “If you agree with Him, you will have peace at last, and things will go well for you” (Job 22:21). Second, you experience freedom. “Offer yourselves to the ways of God and the freedom never quits” (Romans 6:19). Third, you experience power. Stubborn temptations and overwhelming problems are defeated by Christ, the moment you surrender! As Joshua approached the walls of Jericho he encountered God, fell down in worship, surrendered his plans and cried, “What says my Lord unto His servant?” (Joshua 5:14). That surrender led to a spectacular victory. Here’s a paradox: victory comes through surrender! Surrender doesn’t weaken you, it strengthens you! Surrendered to God, you don’t have to fear or surrender to anything else. William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, said: “The greatness of a man’s power is in the measure of his surrender.” Eventually everybody surrenders to something! If not to God, you’ll surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own lusts or ego. You’re free to choose whatever you surrender to, but you’re not free from the consequences of that choice. E. Stanley Jones said, “If you don’t surrender to Christ, you surrender to chaos.” The supreme example of surrender is Jesus. The night before His crucifixion, He surrendered Himself to God’s plan saying, “I want Your will, not Mine” (paraphrased). And He’s your example!

Prayer
Heavenly Father – help me to surrender so that I can be freed up to follow you and trust you in all circumstances and things. In Jesus’ Precious Name, Amen