Lord, I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will. Let me be employed by You, or laid aside for You, exalted for You, or brought low by You. Let me have all things, let me have nothing, I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen.
The above prayer is a covenant prayer written by John Wesley, a form of which we prayed in worship last Sunday at Beulah. But whether you prayed it in worship or just now read it, did you see what it said? What it implies? I mean, can you without reservation say, “I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal.” Really…all things? This is surrender…total surrender to God. Don’t get me wrong, I have known many folks who have truly surrendered to God, but many, many more who cannot. That’s because surrender is hard…surrender removes me, my desire, and any control I thought I had. Surrender leaves me feeling helpless, vulnerable, and weak. That’s a scary place to be, yet that is where God needs us in order for Him to work thru us. Anything less just won’t do.
The above prayer is a covenant prayer written by John Wesley, a form of which we prayed in worship last Sunday at Beulah. But whether you prayed it in worship or just now read it, did you see what it said? What it implies? I mean, can you without reservation say, “I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal.” Really…all things? This is surrender…total surrender to God. Don’t get me wrong, I have known many folks who have truly surrendered to God, but many, many more who cannot. That’s because surrender is hard…surrender removes me, my desire, and any control I thought I had. Surrender leaves me feeling helpless, vulnerable, and weak. That’s a scary place to be, yet that is where God needs us in order for Him to work thru us. Anything less just won’t do.
2 comments:
This prayer always gets me. Do I really mean it when I pray it?? I try, but surrendering goes against what we are taught by the world - we're suppose to be self-sufficient. Can we surrrender bit by bit??
Yeah, I guess so...if you want just a bit of the Spirit's power, but what can you accomplish with that?
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