Greetings people of God. 

The first song in my spirit this morning is a popular hymn that we used to sing in my teenage years.

Here it goes:

“All to Jesus, I surrender, 

All to him I freely give. 

I will ever love and  trust him,

In his presence daily live, 

Chorus:

I surrender all 2x

All to thee my blessed Savior, 

I surrender all.” 

This song was written by Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855-1939) put to music by Winfield S. Weeden (1847-1908)

(You can look up the song online for the remaining lyrics)

To many of us, this song expresses our thoughts, hopes and aspirations. We strongly desire to be in tune with God’s perfect will and live in consonance with His plans and purposes. 

But alas, with an on-going battle with the cares of the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life (1 John 2:16), in addition to the confusion of not knowing how to balance the laws of the land and the righteous standards of God, we end up being looked at as wimpy and lukewarm Christians; by those who think they all their ducks in a row!

Only God knows how real the struggle is and how uncomfortable it is to continue living like unbelievers or being classified as lukewarm and wimpy.

For those who are dissatisfied with the status quo and desire a revival:  And who honestly want to experience that fire that burns 🔥 when you are in love and, who like David desire ‘the restoration of the joy of salvation’ Read Psalm 51:12:

Let us pray: #Prayer4Today

Father God,  thank you for the salvation of my soul. 

Thank you for working in me both to will and to do of your good pleasure.

I acknowledge that I have strayed from the pathways of righteousness and fallen into decay.

I know that only you can pull me out of this pit of my comfort zone, and ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit within me.

 I yield my life and my bloodline to you Father, have your way. Purify our hearts, make it be as gold. Help us to be effective witnesses of your love, grace, goodness, joy, kindness and patience.

Thank you for giving me the Holy Spirit to teach, remind, empower and comfort me. 

Help me to be more sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and to be obedient to the promptings also.

Thank you for enabling me to walk in righteousness and to be light and salt in this life, so that there will be a clear distinction between me and those in the world. 

Ignite your fire 🔥 in me. Let me burn and shine in this world as your representative.

From today, your Word grows mightily in me, gains ascendancy, and produces the results of what it says, to your glory and praise, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 13th, 2024.

Reviewed October 24th, 2024