Have I Surrendered All?

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by admin in God Stuff

How is it possible that we as Christians have so little power, when the same power and Spirit that raised Christ from the grave lives in us?

Romans 8:11- The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

Let’s think about this for a minute; if God raised Christ from the dead, and God has given us His Holy Spirit, and we are heirs to the throne with Jesus, then shouldn’t we be living with the same power that raised Christ from the dead? YES!

The early disciples didn’t have trouble casting out demons or healing the lame, then why do we? If that power is really in us, then something must be blocking it from coming out. Is it sin? Most definitely sin is part of the problem, but not the root.

Dying to Myself

I believe the 2010 church is not living in the full power that God has for us, because we have not surrendered everything to our Holy God. We’re not focused on His desires, on falling more deeply in love with Jesus, on seeking His will in every area of our lives.

We are committed to following Jesus, but we stop when it costs us everything.

The church of 2010 doesn’t seem like the early church. We do not share all that we have so that no one is hungry. We are taught (even in church) to save for ourselves and our future – and that seems wise and logical. But is that what Jesus wants for us? Does Jesus want His beloved to save for themselves or give it all away?

When Jesus sent out his disciples in Matthew 10, He told them not to bring any gold or silver. Why? Why not bring some change for the road trip? Maybe Jesus was trying to show them that they could fully depend on Him for everything, and He would not let them down.

No extra clothes, no money, no savings accounts, debit or credit cards… nothing. And I think the disciples did OK.

I think we need to re-look at how we’re living, who we’re really following, read these scriptures like we’re going to take them literally.

It starts with a fully surrendered heart. A heart that says “not my will, but Yours be done”.

What is Keeping Me From Living in the Fullness of Everything God has for Me?

Ask God to search your heart today and reveal to you anything that may be keeping you from everything that He has for your life. It may be a relationship, unforgiveness, a seed of jealousy, a habit. It doesn’t even necessarily have to be a bad thing.

God reveals things to us because He wants the very best for us!

What He asks us to sacrifice is nothing in comparison to what we will gain- living in His Spirit!

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