Jeremiah 24:7 (NKJV) 7 Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
Over the years, as I have drawn closer to God and studied His word more, I have come to understand that there are two things that please God immensely; surrender and obedience.
These two things in our lives will help us to walk our walk with Him in a way that’s pleasing more than anything else.
Interestingly, these two things go hand in hand.
You see, in order to obey God, we need to surrender.
Surrender has to come first because it helps us to be more willing to obey. A heart that’s not surrendered will never be as willing to obey God as a heart that has fully surrendered (submitted).
Surrender (submission) comes only as we learn of Him and allow Him to change our heart.
It requires that we genuinely pursue Him and put Him first in everything that we do; even in those things that might seem insignificant to us, or in things that we might think don’t matter to Him.
Everything matters.
Every choice that we make and every little thing that we do will either take us closer to Him or further away.
So, once we have made the choice to surrender to Him, we will no longer be living our lives to please ourselves, but to bring honor and glory to Him. And this will cause us to obey Him.
This is why it’s so important for us to understand that He wants our whole heart, not just a piece of it.
Let’s give Him our whole heart. And in doing so, we will more readily surrender and obey Him in all that we do. Amen
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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