Let's Completely Surrender To Jesus!

When Japanese General Yoshijiro Umezu came into the presence of General Douglas MacArthur, on board the battleship Missouri to sign the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945, he extended his hand. It was reported that General MacArthur clasped his hands behind him and said very firmly, “Your sword, Sir.” General Umezu unsheathed his sword and handed it to General MacArthur.

General MacArthur then turned the Instrument of Surrender toward General Umezu and said, “Your signature, Sir.” General Umezu leaned forward and affixed his signature to the document. Only when this final gesture of surrender was completed, did General MacArthur extend his hand. In the years following that historic surrender, General MacArthur led the United States in assisting Japan in their rebuilding process.

In a similar way, it is only when we completely surrender to Jesus, that he gives us the power to rebuild our spiritual lives once devastated by sin (cf. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Hebrews 10:16-22).

In praying for the Ephesian brethren, Paul desired they:

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—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets