E. Stanley Jones is one of my favorite reads. Deep, insightful, coming from a heart that is full of the Holy Spirit and a life lived for Christ. In his book "In Christ" he is speaking of surrender & says this,
"Low at His (Christ's) feet we stand straight before everything else. Moreover, His will is our freedom. Bound to Him we walk the earth free. When we are most His, we are most our own."
He then prays. "O my Lord and Savior, thou dost bind me to thy heart and set me free at the same moment-free to love, to live, to grow, to enjoy with joy unspeakable and full of glory. I open my arms to thy bondage, for my heart wants freedom. Amen."
His final statement: "If I don't surrender to God, I will surrender to things."
The ways of the Kingdom of God are not the ways of man. Victory comes through surrender. The overflowing life through complete consecration. Freedom through bondage to Christ and the daily doing of His will without hesitation or reservation.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Surrender
E. Stanley Jones is one of my favorite reads. Deep, insightful, coming from a heart that is full of the Holy Spirit and a life lived for Christ. In his book "In Christ" he is speaking of surrender & says this,
"Low at His (Christ's) feet we stand straight before everything else. Moreover, His will is our freedom. Bound to Him we walk the earth free. When we are most His, we are most our own."
He then prays. "O my Lord and Savior, thou dost bind me to thy heart and set me free at the same moment-free to love, to live, to grow, to enjoy with joy unspeakable and full of glory. I open my arms to thy bondage, for my heart wants freedom. Amen."
His final statement: "If I don't surrender to God, I will surrender to things."
The ways of the Kingdom of God are not the ways of man. Victory comes through surrender. The overflowing life through complete consecration. Freedom through bondage to Christ and the daily doing of His will without hesitation or reservation.
"Low at His (Christ's) feet we stand straight before everything else. Moreover, His will is our freedom. Bound to Him we walk the earth free. When we are most His, we are most our own."
He then prays. "O my Lord and Savior, thou dost bind me to thy heart and set me free at the same moment-free to love, to live, to grow, to enjoy with joy unspeakable and full of glory. I open my arms to thy bondage, for my heart wants freedom. Amen."
His final statement: "If I don't surrender to God, I will surrender to things."
The ways of the Kingdom of God are not the ways of man. Victory comes through surrender. The overflowing life through complete consecration. Freedom through bondage to Christ and the daily doing of His will without hesitation or reservation.
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