Never Surrender

Life is a wonderful series of choices and decisions.  Some of them are easy but most are difficult. The wonderful part is that we are allowed to make them all ourselves.  Many people feel that something is choosing for them but these people are not accepting responsibility for their eternal life. It takes courage to make correct decisions. As believers, we must “not” let our choices be made under any influence of the Devil (the father of sin and death).  If we do not make our own decisions, the Devil has already made them for us. In effect, the evil ruler of this earth is asking us every day if we are ready to surrender.  The Devil even came to the Savior and asked him to surrender during his days of temptation.  The scripture tells us to be like Jesus. He did not give-in to the Devil one single time.  This means we can never surrender to our antagonist.


Surrendering is the voluntary act of giving up or walking away. There were Old Testament believers that wanted to give-up but sometimes it can be hard to surrender. So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. (Jer 20:8,9)  Poor old Jeremiah was tired of unpopularity and wanted to quit working for God. Later, God disclosed to Jeremiah that someday Israel would receive this unrelenting power of the Spirit in their life. I will make an everlasting covenant with them… and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. (Jer 32:40)  The Lord tells us that when the Spirit is allowed to direct our life that we will never turn away.

Our battle is on more than one front.  Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. (Jude 3)  It is unpopular but our job is to teach about the blood of Jesus and a Holy life for all believers. Another struggle is apathy, a terrible plague that has spread among the churches of America.  Materialism grips the church so tightly that our drive to fight has been anesthetized. Apathy must not win the war. It is time for us to wake-up and fight for the truth.  Jesus said to them, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. (Luke 13:24)  Apathy is sending millions to Hell.  We must learn that it does take effort to enter Heaven.

Hang on to the boat of salvation and do not surrender to the storm.  See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you.  If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us—even eternal life. (I John 2:24,25)  The Scriptures encourages Christians to persist in their faith by returning to the fundamental Gospel message.  Intelligence can work against our belief at times so we must resolve to live totally by faith.  All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.  (Mark 13:13)  Do not surrender to the world. Those of us that refuse to give-up will have peace when we live with the Lord. The completion of our salvation will be the fulfillment of our dreams.  Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  (1 Cor 15:57).