If we are to find God and His peace for our sin-stained souls, how intense must be our search for Him?

Jeremiah 29:13.

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Why does it seem so difficult to consecrate our entire being to God?

1 Corinthians 2:14. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Note: the Bible describes man apart from God in such terms as “dead in the trespasses and sins,” (Ephesians 2:1), “from the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores,” (Isaiah 1:6, 7), “ the snare of the devil… taken captive by him at his will.” (2 Timothy 2:6). 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏The warfare against self is the greatest battle ever fought. To yield ourselves completely to Christ, surrendering the will of God requires a terrible struggle against the natural self. But such surrender is necessary before God can renew us in holiness to the perfect sinlessness of man was created.

Is such a surrender to be a blind submission in which we give unreasoning allegiance to God’s control?

Isaiah 1:18. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Note: God has no desire to force the will of any of His creatures. He cannot accept an allegiance that is not freely and willingly given. A forced, blind submission would prevent all real development of mind or character and make man a mere robot. God wants the people He has created to reach their highest potential and greatest happiness in loving, willing service. He invites us to give ourselves to Him so that He can make this amazing transformation possible. But the choice is ours.

When we choose to surrender ourselves to God’s benevolent control, how complete must such a consecration be?

Luke 14:33. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

What incident in the life of Jesus illustrates that only a complete consecration is acceptable to God?

Matthew 19:16, 17,19-21. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Does Christ demand more of us in the way of sacrifice and consecration than He is willing to demand of Himself?

Philemon 2:5-8

Romans 8:32. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Does God ever ask us to give up anything that is for our best interest to retain?

Psalms 84:11. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

What kind of master is Jesus to all who accept His control?

Matthew 11:28-30.

How can such a total consecration to Christ be made?

Joshua 24:15. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

What is God’s promise to those who surrender the will in total consecration to Him?

Philippians 1:6.