3/14/2020
Romans 6:16 “His servants ye are to whom ye
obey.”
What dominates my life, and to whom do I
give power? Is it God or self?
If I am yielding to anything other than to
God, I will soon become double-minded and lose focus; my surrender to Him has
to apply to every area of my life. I must be obedient in all things. Chambers
says, “Yield for one second to anything in the nature of lust (remember what
lust is: ‘I must have it at once,’ whether it be the lust of the flesh or the
lust of the mind)—once yield and though you may hate yourself for having
yielded, you are a bondslave to that thing.”
My personal struggle has mostly been with lust
of the mind; I tend to perseverate on things that draw me away from the joy and
peace that are found in Jesus. Alas, I often surrender to it willingly. Just
yesterday, I was yielding to the over-information about what is happening in
the world. I was compelled to know every last detail I could find about the
insidious little virus that is moving over the earth. I, unfortunately,
surrendered to the pull of knowing rather than the pull of my God. This
unyielding to God and focus on fulfilling my own desires comes from the evil
one, for he is the deceiver and only wants destruction.
During my devotional time this morning, I
realized I had wasted precious time I could have been in prayer, with my
family, or being productive in any other way. The Holy Spirit made this
evidently clear deep down in my soul. I felt the Spirit leading me to pray, to
not waste any more of my time and energy on something I have no control over. Sure
this virus is strong, but my God is all
powerful and almighty. I, as His
child, need to be obedient to Him alone through prayer, faith, devotion, and
action. He will give me, and us all, the peace and the strength to endure.
The most critical thing we can do at this
time, or any other, is pray and yield to our Lord and Savior; for like the song
says, “There is power in the name of Jesus, there is power in His holy name.”
There is Power – Lincoln Brewster
2 comments:
Would you mind if I use your blog to witness to family and friends? I sometimes have trouble explaining my faith. Your blog is s tool I feel god has provided.
Unknown, please feel free to share this with your family. To God be the glory. Although I do not know you God certainly does, and I will be praying for you.
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