I’ll stand, my soul Lord to you surrendered; all I am is yours. All I am is yours.
As I sing this chorus of the song, “The Stand,” my heart cannot contain
the adoration I feel for my Savior. These few words hold the essence of what it truly means to be a
follower of Christ: to abandon ourselves, to completely surrender to Jesus, to
give all that we are to Him.
As I heard a speaker say recently, salvation is more than just a decision. It is surrendering to Jesus. He used an illustration of old westerns. When caught by the good guys, the bad guys held up their hands in surrender. What does surrender really mean? To agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting: to yield to the power, control or possession of another: to give up completely in favor of another. Wow, that puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? Have we truly surrendered our lives to Jesus? Is there something we are holding back? Can we truly say to God “All I am is yours”?
When we are saved, the Bible tells us in Hebrews 7:25, that we are His forever. “Therefore He is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through Him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.” I know I have surrendered my life to Jesus, of this, I have no doubt. However, as human beings, our minds and bodies are still influenced by this world. Daily, I have to surrender a part of me that has stepped out of line to God. Whether it is my attitude, my emotions, my thoughts, my time or even my children! God wants all of us. He deserves all of us. Why does Jesus deserve our all? Because He gave His all for us.
When was the last time we stood “in awe of the One who gave it all” for us? Do we stand in our worship services (if we even go) indifferent and so familiar with the story of Christ that our awe for Him has diminished? Or do we stand with hearts abandoned in praise and adoration? Do we take for granted that the Creator of the universe loved us enough to die for us (See John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16) and continues to show love and mercy to us every day? “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. (Also see Psalm 136) We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. (Mark 12:30)
“I’ll stand…” Do we stand for Jesus no matter what? No matter what the world throws at us? No matter what people may say? No matter what it costs? Is He worth it to us? We were worth it to HIM. Isn’t it time we stood for Jesus, totally surrendered, giving our all to the ONE who gave His all for us?
As I heard a speaker say recently, salvation is more than just a decision. It is surrendering to Jesus. He used an illustration of old westerns. When caught by the good guys, the bad guys held up their hands in surrender. What does surrender really mean? To agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting: to yield to the power, control or possession of another: to give up completely in favor of another. Wow, that puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? Have we truly surrendered our lives to Jesus? Is there something we are holding back? Can we truly say to God “All I am is yours”?
When we are saved, the Bible tells us in Hebrews 7:25, that we are His forever. “Therefore He is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through Him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.” I know I have surrendered my life to Jesus, of this, I have no doubt. However, as human beings, our minds and bodies are still influenced by this world. Daily, I have to surrender a part of me that has stepped out of line to God. Whether it is my attitude, my emotions, my thoughts, my time or even my children! God wants all of us. He deserves all of us. Why does Jesus deserve our all? Because He gave His all for us.
When was the last time we stood “in awe of the One who gave it all” for us? Do we stand in our worship services (if we even go) indifferent and so familiar with the story of Christ that our awe for Him has diminished? Or do we stand with hearts abandoned in praise and adoration? Do we take for granted that the Creator of the universe loved us enough to die for us (See John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16) and continues to show love and mercy to us every day? “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. (Also see Psalm 136) We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. (Mark 12:30)
“I’ll stand…” Do we stand for Jesus no matter what? No matter what the world throws at us? No matter what people may say? No matter what it costs? Is He worth it to us? We were worth it to HIM. Isn’t it time we stood for Jesus, totally surrendered, giving our all to the ONE who gave His all for us?