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I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by this mercy of God, to offer your bodies in a living sacrifice that will be holy and acceptable to God; that is your rational worship.”
~ Romans 12:1 (Goodspeed) ~
THE MOST RATIONAL WAY TO LIVE
The late missionary, theologian, and author, E. Stanley Jones, said “If you don’t surrender to Christ, you surrender to chaos.” This is true on both a big level and a small level.
On a big level, we’ve all known unbelievers whose lives were reduced to chaos because they refused to surrender to Christ, receiving him as their Lord and Savior.
But on a smaller and equally tragic level it also happens to believers who try to withhold bits and pieces of their lives from the Lordship of Christ.
For example, I know believers who are overall committed to following Christ except at the dinner table. They’ve never let go of their gluttony.As a result, this leads to chaos in their lives: it causes health problems and hinders them from being fully active and fully alive.
And I know believers who are overall committed to following Christ except when it comes to managing their checkbook. They’ve never let go of their stinginess or they’ve never let go of their addiction to shopping and this resistance leads to the chaos in their lives.
And I know believers who refuse to surrender their tongues to the Lordship of Christ their habits of speaking harshly to family members and gossiping with their friends leads to chaos again and again.
It’s a pretty good guarantee that the chaos in your life whether big or small is caused by an unwillingness to surrender some part of your life to Jesus.
In The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren says, “Surrender is not the best way to live. It’ s the only way to live. All other approaches lead to frustration, disappointment, and selfdestruction.”
He points out that one translation of the Bible calls the life of surrender “the most sensible way to serve God.”
“Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God.”
~ Romans 12:1 (CEV) ~
It’s true. A life of surrender is the only thing that makes sense. Everything else leads to chaos. So, dear friends, why choose chaos when the life of surrender always leads to peace?
“… God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel.”
~ Philippians 4:7 (CEV) ~
Blessings on your week. Take some time to evaluate how you are doing on the area of total surrender of your life to God. After all, it’s the only rational and sensible act of worship. I’m looking forward to seeing you this coming Sunday for In-Person or Online Worship. We are continuing the last section of IMMERSE. This week we’re looking first at A Crash Course on Surrender.
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ScheduleforSundayAugust27,2023:
Class @ 9:00 AM in Room #202
The Saints Class @ 9:00 AM in Room #201 Prayer Room open @ 9:00 AM Room #206
Schedulefortherestoftheweek,August28–September2,2023:
Monday @ 4:30 PM Growth Group @ Puffers’ home.
Tuesday @ 10:00 AM Growth Groups: Men Room #202; Women in Fellowship Hall
Thursday@ 6:00 PM Growth Group in Fellowship Hall
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