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SURRENDERED TO HIS
LOVE
David Wilkerson
“ . . . fear
is not the best motive toward obedience — love is!”
“God, who
‘will render to each one according to his deeds’ … to those who are
self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness —indignation
and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the
Jew first and also of the Greek; but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who
works what is good [obeys]” (Romans 2:5, 8-10).
Most
of the troubles of this generation are a result of our own disobedience.
When we get caught in the web of
our sins, too often we are more concerned about our reputation than how much we
have wounded the Savior.
It is selfish to grieve more over
what people think of us than over the way our disobedience breaks the heart of
Jesus.
People
all over are hurting. Marriages are crumbling, causing terrible misery and pain
to so many involved.
Multitudes are living under a
cloud of guilt and despair.
There are Christians today whose
lives are flooded with trouble and sorrow.
Never has there been such heartbreak,
emptiness, loneliness, and rejection.
Only God knows how many
Christians cry themselves to sleep, or who can't sleep due to depression,
anxiety, loneliness, and despair.
Shouldn't
we be getting weary of all the trouble and hurt — enough so that we would begin
to hunger after the glorious riches promised in Christ?
Oh, beloved, fear is not the best
motive toward obedience — love is!
In
love we surrender, and sweet surrender to the will of God opens the heavens to
us.
It is the yielding of every sin
and act of disobedience that allows us the revelation of who Christ really is.
The
scripture says, “Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him” (1 John
3:6).
Jesus says, “He who has My
commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be
loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him” (John
14:21).
Surrender
your heart wholly to the Lord and become “rooted and grounded” by his
love.
David Wilkerson was the Founding
Pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. He was called to New York in
1958 to minister to gang members and drug addicts, as told in the best-selling
book, The Cross and the Switchblade.
In 1987, David Wilkerson returned to
"the crossroads of the world" to establish Times Square
Church. As a pastor of the church, he faithfully led this congregation,
delivering powerful biblical messages that encourage righteous living and complete
reliance on God.
David Wilkerson had a strong burden to
encourage and strengthen pastors throughout the world. From 1999 to
2008, he traveled around the globe holding conferences for Christian
ministers.
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