Devotions
God has a great plan for our lives and his plans are greater than ours.
For I know the Plans I have for you, "declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
| Devotions |
Author |
| Imagination Versus Inspiration | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| After Surrender What? | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| What Is the Good of Temptation? | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| His Temptation and Ours | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| Do You Continue to Go With Jesus? | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| Mastered by God | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| How big is your God? | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| Kingdom of God | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
| Obedience | Pastor George K. Stephenson |
After Surrender What?
"I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do." (John 17:4) (Quick Study: Daniel 10:1-12:13) Surrender is not the surrender of the external life, but of the will; when that is done, all is done. There are very few crises in life; the great crisis is the surrender of the will. God never crushes a man's will into surrender, he never beseeches him, he waits until the man yields up his will to him. That battle never needs to be re-fought. Surrender for Deliverance. "Come unto me and I will give you rest." It is after we have begun to experience what salvation means that we surrender our wills to Jesus for rest. Whatever is perplexing heart or mind is a call to the will"Come unto me." It is a voluntary coming. Surrender for Devotion. "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself." The surrender here is of my self to Jesus, my self with his rest at the heart of it. "If you would be my disciple, give up your right to yourself to me." Then the remainder of the life is nothing but the manifestation of this surrender. When once the surrender has taken place we never need "suppose" anything. We do not need to care what our circumstances are, Jesus is amply sufficient. Surrender for Death. {John 21:18-19} "... another shall gird thee." Have you learned what it means to be bound for death? Beware of a surrender which you make to God in an ecstasy; you are apt to take it back again. It is a question of being united with Jesus in his death until nothing ever appeals to you that did not appeal to him. After surrender what? The whole of the life after surrender is an aspiration for unbroken communion with God. (Compiled from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers)
Pastor George K. Stephenson
