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Consecration
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Many proud hearts are asking, “Why do I need to humble myself
and be sorry for my sins before I am sure that God will accept me?”
I point you to Christ. He was sinless. He was the Prince of heaven,
and yet He took our place and carried all our sins. “He willingly
gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. He took the place of
many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven.”
Isaiah 53:12
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What do we give when we give Him everything? We give Jesus
a sinful heart for Him to make pure and clean. We ask Him to save
us by His infinite love. And yet people think it is hard to give up all!
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I am ashamed to hear these words spoken; I am ashamed to write
them.
God does not ask us to give up anything that is good for us to
keep. He is thinking of what is best for us. I wish that all who have
not chosen Christ could realize this. Christ has something far better
for them than they could ask for themselves. People are not being
fair to themselves when they go against what God wants.
We can find no real joy in walking in the path He tells us not to
take. He knows what is good for us, and He has the best plan for
each person. The path of disobeying God is the path of unhappiness
and death.
Do not think that God likes to see His children suffer. All heaven
is interested in our happiness. Our heavenly Father does not keep us
from doing anything that will bring us true joy. He asks us to turn
away from wrong habits and other things that will bring us suffering.
He knows they will keep us from happiness and heaven.
The world’s Redeemer accepts people as they are, with all their
weaknesses and many faults. But He will wash away their sins and
redeem them through His blood. He will satisfy the desires of all
who are willing to bear His load and share His work. He wants to
give peace and rest to all who come to Him. He asks them to do
only those things that will lead to great happiness. Those who do
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not obey cannot know this pleasure. True joy is to have Christ, the
hope of glory, in the life.
Many people are asking, “
How
can I give myself to God?” They
want to give themselves to Him, but their moral strength is weak.
They doubt God and are controlled by sinful habits. Their promises
are easily broken, like ropes of sand. They cannot control their
thoughts or their desires. Because they cannot keep their promises,