1Now Ben-Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his forces together; thirty-two kings were with him, with horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria, and made war against it. 2Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, and said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: 3‘Your silver and your gold are mine; your loveliest wives and children are mine.’ ”
4And the king of Israel answered and said, “My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.” 1 Kings 20:1-4 NKJV
4And the king of Israel answered and said, “My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.” 1 Kings 20:1-4 NKJV
Ben-Hadad went on the attack to Samaria. He then sent word to King Ahab claiming that all Ahab had was his, silver, gold, his loveliest wives and children. He had claim to them all. Ahab gave in to Ben-Hadad because he was heavily outnumbered. But he said something very profound, '“My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.” Just imagine how this could change a person's life if they were to say this to Jesus. It is the epitome of prayers, one that we should never avoid; it is absolute surrender.
The great bible teacher and author, Andrew Murray (not the tennis player) wrote:
There is a need to put Jesus first in our lives. He must be No 1. Therefore denial comes into play. We either deny self and follow Him, or we deny Jesus. We can't have both. There are two great powers fighting against each other - the self-nature in the power of sin; and Christ, in the power of God. Either of these must rule within us. It was self that made the devil. He was an angel of God but he wanted to exalt self. He became a devil in hell. Eve was the cause of the fall of man. Eve wanted something for herself and so, our first parents fell into all the wretchedness of sin. We, their children have inherited an awful nature of sin.' Absolute Surrender, Andrew Murray
The Holy Spirit is the director of the work of God on the earth. We have been chosen to carry out this work on His behalf. Therefore, we need to have our lives in tune with God. Nothing less will be acceptable. If people are to come into the kingdom. they must see that we, have something that they want and need. They have tried to find it in the world but, it doesn't exist. Only Jesus can satisfy, and we, have the wherewithal to supply this to whoever wants it. However, we must allow ourselves to surrender to God - totally, so that He can fill us to the brim with His power.
'My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours'. Can you truly say this? Can you surrender your life 100% to Jesus so that He can equip you for the task? If so, why not surrender to Him by saying this prayer by Andrew Murray:
'O God, I accept Thy demands. I am Thine and all that I have. Absolute Surrender is what my soul yields to Thee by divine grace. Amen.
If you have said this prayer, you have dedicated yourself, by way of surrender, to Jesus Christ. You are no longer your own; you are His. Expect Him to take you up on this dedication at anytime of night or day, for the rest of your life.
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