Understanding Surrender to Christ

Understanding Surrender to Christ

Surrender has the inherent connotation of giving up to another, It is easy to put a negative connotation to surrendering. We fear the outcome of surrender is going to lead to our demise or lack of satisfaction.

Jesus Christ taught us the way of surrender when in the garden of Gethsemane He sweated drops of blood when working out His surrender to the will of the Father. He then surrendered to the plan that God had and said "not my will, but thine be done".

It wasn't a pleasant short term outlook because The Father was asking his only Son to sacrifice himself fo the sake of created man. Obedience unto death on a cross. Imagine the magnitude of emotion wrapped up in Christ's act of obedience.

1. Holiness demanding sin be punished.
2. Love taking our punishment for sin
3. From throne of glorious splendor to a crown of thorns.
4. Center of praise to object of ridicule.
5. Wealth becoming poor to fulfill God's plan.
6. Humility trumping pride .
7 Betrayal of His created on the cross.
8 Obedience to the fulfillment of the law of God.
9. From death to victory over death

Jesus Christ being one with God knew his role was to suffer and sacrifice in total surrender in mind. He knew the plan of God the Father and truly surrendered to it. Trust , faith , hope , love and holiness in concert to bring man to God.

God has asked that we surrender to his will for us as well. Surrender to his will takes soul searching and coming to grips with those things that keep us from humbly stating to God .... "Not my will but thine be done. " Trusting God's planned outcomes are important in this process. He has set the example for us

The beauty of surrender to Christ is who we surrender to we can trust. We have hope. Faith is in a sure thing. And we can know God's plan to clothe us with His robe of righteousness.

You know Christ's surrender to the Father was paving the path of reconciliation to Him for us. And when it was completed God exalted Christ to the Right hand of the Father for all time. What an incredible sequence of events and emotions.

Our surrender to Christ with our lives our hopes, our dreams is an act of faith that our future and hope will be secure. That my life is in the best place possible when I obey him and really surrender my will for His .

I'll leave you with the Words of an old hymn
" I surrender all. I surrender all
All to Jesus I surrender,
I surrender all"

Peace to you

Jeff Dyk