Make an Unreserved Surrender

Make an Unreserved Surrender

Joshua 22:5  "But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."

Romans 12:1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."

True victory is gained only when the repentant sinner pledges himself to unconditional obedience to God,--only when he pledges himself to honor God in every word, every business transaction, every act of his life.

It is through the truth, by the power of the Holy Spirit, that we are to be sanctified,--transformed into the likeness of Christ.  And in order for this change to be wrought in us, there must be an unconditional, wholehearted acceptance of the truth, and unreserved surrender of the soul to its transforming power.

God will accept nothing less than unreserved surrender.  Half-hearted, sinful Christians can never enter heaven.  There they would find no happiness; for they know nothing of the high, holy principles that govern the members of the royal family.

There are some who seem to be always seeking for the heavenly pearl.  But they do not make an entire surrender of their wrong habits.  They do not die to self that Christ may live in them.  Therefore they do not find the precious pearl.  They do not take up the cross and follow Christ in the path of self denial and sacrifice.  Almost Christians, yet not fully Christians, they seem near the kingdom of heaven, but they cannot enter there.  Almost but not wholly saved, means to be not almost but wholly lost.

We don't want to be in the class that is almost saved, but wholly lost.  Please make a wholehearted surrender to God.  Wholehearted surrender means dying to self and living for God.  This is the cross we are to bear.  It may seem a hard cross to bear, but as we cling to Christ, His thoughts are our thoughts and His ways will be our ways and it becomes easier as we enter fellowship with Him.  Don't give up.  He gave up all for us!!!  Can we do any different? I'm struggling right now too, so you are not alone in this path to heaven.  It will be worth it all to live eternally with Jesus our Savior and the Father and all the holy angels and our family and all those that we have helped get there.  A great reunion.  Let's not miss out.  Grandma Joan