TIME TO SURRENDER ALL AND WITHHOLD NOTHING

TIME TO SURRENDER ALL AND WITHHOLD NOTHING 

“But who are we to tell God how to run his affairs? He’s dealing with matters that are way over our heads"- Job  21:22 (MSG)

After World War II, a U.S. army officer and his wife were stationed in Japan. The country had been devastated by the war and the economy was in shambles with high unemployment rate. In a bid to make ends meet, many people came to the army wife’s door daily looking for job. One day, a man approached the woman and promised that he will do wonders to her garden if given a chance. So, for the first time in her life, this army's wife hired a gardener. However, the woman never gave him free hand to manage her garden. Everyday, she gives him instructions about where to plant and prune in her garden. After working for awhile, the gardener decided to quit the job. The woman expressed her regrets and asked where the gardener is going to. The gardener told her that he was returning to his old job as the Professor of Horticulture at the University of Tokyo. And the army's wife was amazed and responded, "so, you are a Professor of Horticulture! Imagine having someone with that amount of knowledge at my disposal. How beautiful will my lawn have been if I had allowed you to freely care for my garden!"

The question that Job asked his friends in Job 21:22 is still very relevant in our generation. Many of us are dealing with God like that Army's wife in the story above. We are fond of giving instructions to God about how He should manage the garden of our lives. We have barred God from pruning the weeds growing around some sensitive areas of our lives - relationship, marriage, finance etc. We issue out orders to the omniscience God, The All-knowing God, Professor of all the professors, the God of all Flesh, the All sufficient God as  if He is just an ordinary poor gardener. We have forgotten that He created us and knows everything about us. He has the blueprint or master plan of our destiny and He knows what to do to activate the glorious tomorrow that we desire.

Beloved, who are you to tell God how to run his affairs? How dare you give orders to the Holy One of Israel! Can you imagine how colourful and beautiful the garden of your life would have been today if God is fully in charge! It is time to surrender all and withhold nothing from your creator. Today, I urge you to please repent and surrender everything in the garden of your life to Him and He will make you a real wonder to your world. Let the counsel of the wisest man that ever lived recorded in Proverbs 3:5-11 challenge you to run and  surrender everything to God today: 

"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God ’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over" - Proverbs 3:5-11 (MSG)

"In Full And Glad Surrender" and "Withholding Nothing" are two wonderful songs/hymns which expresses the mind of God on the subject matter. How I wish you can join me to prayerfully meditate on the lyrics of this hymn below as we surrender all to the God of All Flesh:

IN FULL AND GLAD SURRENDER

In full and glad surrender,
I give myself to Thee,
Thine utterly and only
And evermore to be.

O Son of God, who lov’st me,
I will be Thine alone;
And all I have and am, Lord,
Shall henceforth be Thine own!

Reign over me, Lord Jesus;
Oh, make my heart Thy throne;
It shall be Thine, dear Savior,
It shall be Thine alone.

Oh, come and reign, Lord Jesus,
Rule over everything!
And keep me always loyal,
And true to Thee, my King.

My prayer for you and my humble self is that we will receive more grace to genuinely surrender everything in the garden of our lives to the God of All Flesh. We shall never withhold anything again from the All sufficient God. And God will rule and reign in every area of our lives and make us wonders to our generation in Jesus name.  Amen. 

On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, I want to invite you to the June 2019 Holy Ghost service. Date: Friday- June 7,  2019. Theme: Swimming In Glory - Part 6 (Born To Sing God's Praise). Time: 7pm (Nigerian Time). Venue: Redemption Camp, Km 46 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria.  Ministering: Our beloved Daddy G.O - Pastor E.A Adeboye and other anointed Ministers of God.

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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