In the Book of Acts, we are reminded of Jesus' ascension into heaven and the promise He gave to His apostles, that He would send the Holy Spirit upon His leaving. As I read the passage, I was overwhelmed and amazed of the power that came upon the Apostles when the Holy Spirit came upon them. Read the following in the Book of Acts: Acts 2: 1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from he

What is faith? If we were to ask a handful of people, I am sure we would produce many different answers. But the walk in the life of a Christian is much different than the world's point of view. Our faith as Christians, is not a blind faith, it is faith in God, the God of this universe. In the Book of Hebrews in chapter 11 verse 3, says the following: "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visib

When we are facing difficult and unyielding circumstances...many times these circumstances can affect our belief or faith that God is still working in our lives. It becomes very difficult when we are in the middle of these trials, to see God at work in our lives. Our faith and belief in God are challenged to the core of our very being at times. It is during these tough times that we must come to trust God and believe that He is with us. We should not rely on our feelings to b

The chapter, "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love", in Andrew Murray's book, Absolute Surrender, I am humbled to realize how much I have failed in this area of my life. Andrew Murray states that from our daily life and conduct that the "Fruit of the Spirit is Love". From there comes all the graces and virtues in which "love" is manifested: joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness; no sharpness or hardness in our tone, no unkindness or selfishness; meekness before God and m

Psalm One is a great psalm that highlights what the life of a Christian should be like: We are blessed if we do not walk in step with the wicked...We are blessed if we do not stand in the way that sinners take...and we are blessed if we do not sit in the company of mockers. But the psalmist goes on to say that if we delight in the law of the Lord, and if we meditate on His law day and night, we will be "Like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in seaso

"One of the worst things sin did for man was to make him selfish, for selfishness cannot love", as stated by Andrew Murray, in his book, Absolute Surrender. It is because of one man's sin, Adam, that every person born after him, was born into "selfishness". Selfishness has continually ruled our world and man has never been satisfied with what he receives. We always seem to want more and more. But just as one man's sin entered this world, one Man's sacrifice, (Jesus Christ), c

Jesus once told a Pharisee, who had invited Him to his home for dinner, said the following: "But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” (Luke 7: 47b) We, as new-born-Christians, come to Jesus because we have come to recognize that we are sinful people and of need of a Savior. So, we give our hearts to Jesus and ask Him to come into our hearts and change us from who we have become. Many of us have led a life of great sin and others have had a life not so bad, but knew

In the Book of Jeremiah, the Lord directs Jeremiah to tell the people of Judah how they have turned their backs on Him and how much He has shown His love for them, despite their consistent rebelliousness. Jeremiah 2: 13 (NKJV) For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. After all that God had done for the people of Israel...leading them out of captivity from

The second chapter of the book, "Absolute Surrender" by Andrew Murray, is entitled, "The Fruit of The Spirit Is Love". This chapter can open our eyes to realize how much we are missing, as Christians, by not utilizing the full power of the Holy Spirit to live through us. As stated by Andrew Murray from "Absolute Surrender": "Under the Old Testament you know the Holy Spirit often came upon men as a divine Spirit of revelation to reveal the mysteries of God, or for power to do

The above statement can be a little confusing, but I will attempt to try and explain what this means. Taken from the book of "Absolute Surrender" by Andrew Murray, here is what he says about the "two sides" of "absolute surrender": Excerpt From Book of Absolute Surrender "A good conscience is complete obedience to God, day by day, and fellowship with God every day in His Word, and prayer - that is a life of absolute surrender. Such a life has two sides - on the one side: 'ab

In the Book of Colossians, the Apostle Paul contends with the "hollow and deceptive philosophy" that the Colossians were dealing with in their time. He was reminding them that they have died and are raised with Christ into a new body and a new family of believers in Christ, which is the church (Colossians 3: 12-15). The Apostle Paul uses the comparison of "taking off and putting on" our clothing. That we must take off our "old self", our old fleshly desires, and... "And have

The above questions are actually "trick" questions. If we have been following Salvation2Surrender.com, we should already know the answers. But to help us a little, I would like to share the following verse from the Book of Galatians: Galatians 2: 20 (NKJV) 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. The heart of the

Amazing...That seems like a simple statement to understand; Rejoice, Be Anxious for Nothing, Pray and then God's peace will follow. Let us look at the full content of the verse in Philippians: Philippians 4: 4-7 (NKJV) Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace

As we write letters to our friends or family, our minds are thinking of what to write, what to say, and the details that are involved in completing the story. As I have been reading the bible starting in Genesis and coming to conclusion in the Old Testament and soon will be reading the New Testament, I realized that the complete bible of sixty-six books, written by forty authors, all share the complete history of the world, from one Author's point of view. If we really think

As we wander through our lives as Christians in this ever-changing world of darkness and deceit, I know that we must pray for God's love and power to be with us in this dangerous journey we call life. But so many times we feel that we must be walking in this journey alone. We say to ourselves, "Why is God not here with me...Why do I feel so alone?" In the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul addresses these concerns to the Christians in Ephesus. They too struggled with these v

So many of as Christians want to live a life of "absolute surrender" to God, but we have so much fear of what we think God will call us to do. We tend to say to ourselves, "Oh, my desire is not strong enough, I am not willing for everything that may come, I do not feel bold enough to say I can conquer everything." All God asks of us is to have a "willing heart." He will provide us the strength. We need to pray to God the following: "My God, I am willing that You will make me

When it comes to our "Absolute Surrender" to God, so many of us think, "How much more does God want from me? Haven't I suffered enough for His kingdom? There is still so much of my 'self-life' remaining for me to live for." And there lies the problem of our "surrender" to God. We still want to hold on to our "self-life", our "self-will", thinking that by holding on to our self-will we will have better control of ourselves. This is so untrue, and this way of thinking comes onl

As we look at today's world and see what is happening around us, it becomes easy for us to lose focus on what should be important to us. Our family should be our priority, then our work, which provides the resources to support our family. And then we have other activities that are as important, such as time with our friends and church. All these things are good, but we tend to leave out the most important relationship in our life, our relationship with our Heavenly Father. Th

In preparing for today's message, I asked the Lord to direct me to a subject that would bring encouragement to our hearts. In reading Psalm 80 He brought me to the following verses: Psalm 80: 8-11 You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it. 9 You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land. 10 The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs. 11 She sent out her boughs to t

I was in a bible study this past week and the subject of creation came up and I posed the question: "Is all of creation that God created, completely and absolutely surrendered to Him?" Some said yes, others said no. Think about it...God created the sun, moon, stars, flowers, trees, and everything the earth has to offer us. All of creation is surrendered to God because He created them. Do they (creation) not allow God to work in them just as He pleases? Of course, they do, He