God Accepts Your Absolute Surrender

Penned by: Erlinda Mejia Olson

June of 2011 at 13:13PM CST

Posted on Monday, 22nd of March 2021 at 20:33PM DST

LAMENTATIONS 3:21-23 ~ "This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness."

God works it in the secret of our heart. God urges us by the hidden power of His Holy Spirit to come and speak it out, and we have to bring and to yield to Him that absolute surrender. But remember, when you come and bring God that absolute surrender, it may, as far as your consciousness go, be a thing of great imperfection, and you may doubt and hesitate and say:

"It is absolute?"

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But, oh, remember there was once a man to whom Christ had said: "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." (Mark 9:23-24)

That was a faith that triumphed over the Devil, and the evil spirit was cast out. And if you come and say: "Lord, I yield myself in absolute surrender to my God," even though it be with a trembling heart and with the consciousness: "I do not feel the power, I do not feel the determination, I do not feel the assurance," it will succeed. Be not afraid, even in the midst of your trembling the power of the Holy Spirit will work.

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)

Have you never yet learned the lesson that the Holy Spirit works with mighty power, while on the human side everything appears feeble? Look at the Lord Jesus Christ in Gethsemane. We read that He, "through the eternal Spirit," offered Himself a sacrifice unto God. The Almighty Spirit of God was enabling Him to do it. And yet what an agony and fear and exceeding sorrow came over Him, and how He prayed! Externally, you can see no sign of the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, but the Spirit of God was there. And even so, while you are feeble and fighting and trembling, in faith in the hidden work of God's Holy Spirit do not fear, but yield yourself.

~ Psalm 62:7-8 ~

My soul, wait silently for God alone,

For my expectation is from Him.

He only is my rock and my salvation;

He is my defense;

I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory;

The rock of my strength,

And my refuge, is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, you people;

Pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.

And when you do yield yourself in absolute surrender, let it be in the faith that God does now accept of it. That is the great point, and that is what we so often miss—that believers should be thus occupied with God in this matter of surrender. I pray you be occupied with God and the things of God. We want to get help, every one of us, so that in our daily life God shall be clearer to us, God shall have the right place, and be "all and all." And if we are to have that through life, let us begin now and look away from ourselves, and look up to God. Let each believe—while, I, a poor worm on earth trembling child of God, full of failure and sin and fear, bow here, and no one knows what passes through my heart, and while in simplicity say, O God, I accept Thy terms, I have pleaded for blessing on others and myself, I have accepted Thy terms of absolute surrender—while your heart says that in deep silence, remember there is a God present that takes note of it, and writes it down in His book, and there is a God present who at that very moment takes possession of you. You may not see it, you may not realize it, but God takes possession if you will trust Him.

Isaiah 55:8-9 ~ '"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts."'

Not only God claims it, and works it, and accepts it when I bring it—but God maintains it.

Isaiah 43:1-3a-b ~ "But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;"

Isaiah 43: 4-5 ~ "Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. Fear not, for I am with you;"

Isaiah 43:7 ~ "Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory I have formed him, yes, I have made him."

Isaiah 43:11 ~ "I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior."

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LORD Jesus,Thank You that we can come to You in absolute surrender, and that You accept it. Help us to serve You with utmost surrender and obedience to You word, to Your will according to the power of Your indwelling Holy Spirit in us. In Your mighty name I pray. Amen.

I SURRENDER ALL

Words By: Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896

All to Jesus I surrender;

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live. 

Refrain:

I surrender all,

I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Humbly at His feet I bow,

Worldly pleasures all forsaken;

Take me, Jesus, take me now.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;

Let me feel the Holy Spirit,

Truly know that Thou art mine.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power;

Let Thy blessing fall on me.

All to Jesus I surrender;

Now I feel the sacred flame.

Oh, the joy of full salvation!

Glory, glory, to His Name!