The sermon opens by showing that yielding to God’s will is the greatest struggle every believer faces. Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane reveals that His most intense battle was not the cross, but surrendering His will to the Father. Once Jesus yielded, the cross became inevitable and victory was secured.

Jesus’ words—“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”—describe the ongoing conflict believers experience. Outside of Satan, our greatest enemy is our own flesh. This battle does not fade with age or maturity; it remains a lifelong challenge requiring vigilance, prayer, and humility.

Several forces resist surrender to God:

A fallen nature inherited from Adam

Pride and self-reliance

Presumption about tomorrow

Subjectivity toward God’s Word

Lack of prayer and a renewed mind

These pressures cause believers to resist God’s authority and delay obedience.

Surrender is not loss—it is the doorway to blessing, peace, and clarity. Yielding acknowledges God’s wisdom, authority, and foresight. When believers refuse to yield, they restrict themselves and miss what God intends to accomplish through them.

From James 3, the sermon contrasts earthly wisdom with godly wisdom. Wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle, and willing to yield. Self-seeking and envy are identified as destructive, opening the door to confusion and spiritual harm.

The fall of Adam and Eve illustrates the danger of being subjective with God’s Word. Satan convinced Eve that God was withholding something, leading her to replace God’s truth with personal reasoning. The sermon warns against the modern lie of “living your own truth,” emphasizing that there is only one truth—God’s.

Romans 6 teaches that believers must present (yield) themselves to God, setting themselves up for righteousness rather than sin. Yielding involves changing access points, habits, and environments so the flesh has less opportunity to dominate.

Using Psalm 19 and James 4, the sermon warns against presuming upon tomorrow. Life is fragile, brief, and uncertain. Delayed obedience—putting God off for convenience or comfort—often results in missed divine appointments.

Surrender starts when a person comes to Christ and continues throughout life. Many resist salvation itself because they do not want to yield control. God’s will requires availability, humility, and obedience in both small and great things.

The sermon concludes with a powerful call:

Yield fully to God

Stop delaying obedience

Make yourself available to His will

Live with eternal perspective

The central truth is clear: no one owns tomorrow—only today. God is looking for people who will say, “Here am I, send me.”