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We’ve been talking about surrender. What connotation does the word conjure up?
For some, surrender invokes images of weakness and white flags, giving up, lack of resolve, or maybe even cowardice. Sometimes that’s the case when a Christian surrenders to things despite God telling us, “Never surrender!”
Other times, surrender is about swallowing pride, coming to realize where we are wrong and God is right, stopping a futile fight against one who loves us, or refusing to retaliate by turning a cheek. That kind of surrender takes deep resolve and strength. The bravest thing someone can do is surrender to Christ. But sometimes Christians are guilty of not surrendering to him despite Jesus’s call for total surrender.
Never surrender. Total surrender. It’s the paradox of the Christian life. How do you seek to live it?
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About this Plan
Acts is a testimony to a life totally surrendered that never surrenders. This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.
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