Total surrender to God

Total surrender to God

Posted on May 5, 2008

“Then the LORD said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ ‘A staff,’ he replied. The LORD said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it” (Exodus 4:2-3, NIV).

God gives us wisdom, knowledge, understanding, affluence, fame, beauty, and even things that we consider less significant for a definite purpose.

By circumstance, Moses became a shepherd in Midian. Then, his staff was an instrument in taking care of the animals. It became an extraordinary instrument, not of taking care of sxeep, but of leading God’s people, the Israelites. How? He surrendered it to God.

The story of the feeding of five thousand people in John 6 showed how a little boy surrendered his lunch to be used by God. His little lunch became a source of nourishment to over five thousand people. Likewise, Simon Peter and his fellow-fishermen surrendered their large catch (Luke 5). Today, they are referent point for Christian missionaries. Abraham sacrificed his only son, Isaac to the Lord (Genesis 22). God returned the son and made him a father of many nations. Today, the Jews, the Muslims as well as the Christians honor him. The list is endless.

Think about Jesus Christ. He laid down His life for the salvation of humanity (see John 10:17-19; Titus 2:13-14). For this reason, He was made the Lord of all and been crowned with glory and honor “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the

earth” (Philippians 2:6-10, NIV. See also Acts 2:32-35 and Hebrews 2:9).

What do you have that you are withholding from God? Is it money, time, experience, knowledge, wisdom, or even your life? One of the unchanging conditions for productive leadership is humble submission. God wants you to “throw it down!” Surrender it to Him and see what He will use out of it.

“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:35-37, NIV).

In His service,

Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).

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