SURRENDER IS THE PATH TO LIFE

I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.  Acts 20:27
 
God’s will is Christ: to surrender to Him and take up our crosses and follow Him.1  Nothing less than that honors Jesus and the heavy price He paid to set us free.2  When Jesus is moving, those who are His respond to Him, surrender to Him and obey His voice.
 
Yet these days many teachers offer healing, deliverance or even salvation that falls short of receiving Christ.  “Believe this and you’ll be healed,” or “do this and you’ll be delivered,” or “pray this and you’ll be saved,” they say.  It may seem convincing because they may be quoting the Bible, and there may even be miracles to back up their claims.  They may be well meaning, and even operating in some measure of faith, but if what they offer doesn’t lead to surrender, it cannot last.
 
The only lasting miracle is Christ Himself, raised from the dead in us.  Lots of good things point toward Him, and many signs may come from God.  But signs and wonders don’t heal, our righteous acts don’t deliver, and even our best prayers cannot save.  Jesus is the only One Who saves, heals and delivers, and He insists that we come die with Him.  Those who let Him invade their lives and work His way into their hearts will be living testimonies to His enduring love.  Those who resist Him - maybe seek His blessing but repeatedly rebuff His beckoning into death and rebirth - will discover that what they thought they gained is short lived and devoid of life.
 
 
1  Matthew 16:24-25
2  Romans 12:1-2