I Surrender All

All to Jesus, I surrender,
All to Him I freely give
I will ever love & serve Him
In His presence, daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all,
All to Thee, my blessed Saviour, I surrender all

All to Jesus, I surrender
Humbly at his feet I bow,
Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me Jesus, take me now

Surrender~ to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress
to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.

Coach came home from his Confirmation mentoring class last night and we were discussing hymns that were brought up in class. He happened to name this one and it has been on my mind ever since. I am a HUGE fan of contemporary Christian music, but the hymns really take me back to my childhood. I can remember learning to worship to this very song...the simplicity of the words...the tempo of the song...Beautiful.

I surrender all.

Those words seem so simple. They seem so true. But how often do we only surrender part of the way? How often do we come half way to God and then expect some miraculous thing to happen bringing him to us. Unfortunately...that isn't the way it works.

God wants us to surrender ALL. We are to come to him and give everything that weighs us down to him. We are to lay our burdens at the foot of the cross and surrender our lives to him. We are to give him divine power over our lives...and that means EVERYTHING...ALL. Decisions are to be His. Timing is to be His. Outcome is to be His. He'll take the glory...he'll take the blame...he'll take it all. But we must first surrender.

Are you ready to wave your white flag? Have a wonderful day!

Amy