As I read my devotion this morning it reminded me of a song. I’m not a gambling man, but I’ll bet you’ve heard it, “Somewhere in the Middle.” Casting Crowns sings it and it’s from the immensely popular “The Altar and the Door” cd. There is a line in it that I was reminded of this morning (there are actually several good lines; if you’re not familiar with it you should listen). “Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control?” Doesn’t that sound just like us? We all know that Christ calls us to surrender…surrender our lives…surrender our will…to surrender to him and to the perfect plan of the Father. If we read Scripture at all we’ve heard that…but our goal is to inch to the point of surrender…to feel surrender…to look as if we’ve surrendered…without losing our control. We want to control everything. We want to control our lives and the lives of others…we want to control our present and our future…and unfortunately some think we can control eternity. However, salvation comes at a price…we are to trust Jesus Christ and that means turning control over to him. Seems to me if we spent the same energy on surrender that we spend on controlling, our world would look very different. Just feeling content would change many people…we might even call it heaven on earth!
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This morning, Oct. 28, in my devotion time I came across James 4:6 - "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." GOD WINK! It's a paradox. We have to give up "our" strength so that "His" strength can be lived through us. Like we have to "die" to self so He can "live" through us. When we don't surrender, it is a matter of "who do we trust?"
Wonderful !!! Glad to hear your not at a riverboat. quote"I’m not a gambling man, but I’ll bet you’ve heard it, “Somewhere in the Middle.” unquote NO I'm one never heard of it or Casting Crowns either. They are no Alice Cooper, Van Morrison, Van Halen, Elvis...soooo learn from an old man. When you are assured they have heard..there are dumb looks from your audience ,nope they don't always know or heard. Enjoy the leaves and forget gambling.
Surrendering reminds me of the upcoming Richard Rhodes revival. Some people are afraid to give the Spirit control.
Well, let's be honest...it is a scary place to go if you've never been there...but the safest place to be (also very comfortable once you've experienced the surrender).
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