Give Your Life

[Brighten04]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

 

[Cassia]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

Giving your life in a vow to each other on a 24/7 bases. An awareness of the connection. Reckoning yourself dead to the old nature and alive to the refreshing. Awareness

 

[psalms 91]

I agree that many do not know what it entails but I think that is where preaching and mentoring come in

 

[Wilhemena]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

Our giving our life to Jesus is the equivalent of Jesus saying to the disciples as he called them to Come, follow me.

 

[Brighten04]

I read a book, Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray. Afterward in examining myself, I learned that I had not totally surrendered. Let go and let God. Many years ago I went through a twelve step program. IMHO step number three is what it means to give your life.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood
Him.
Surrender; (I think I’ll let Him) (Romans 12:1)

This is easier said than done if we are totally and completely honest about it.

 

[Brighten04]

Our giving our life to Jesus is the equivalent of Jesus saying to the disciples as he called them to Come, follow me.

It is really deeper than that, as the disciples discovered close to the end of Jesus' ministry. Though the full import became apparent after the Holy Ghost came at Pentecost.

 

[Rens]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

Staying in Him, do what He says.
Sometimes I'm like I do nothing useful, but you can pray for souls and for the rest I'm like ah well Corrie ten Boom made watches for years and I make maps. He once told me to make maps. Still makin' 'em lol.
If the evangelists who show you how fantantic busy they are saving zillions of souls get too annoying with their 'you have to come too evangelize on the street' im like yo your wife doesnt come either go nag her or pick us up and keep the kids busy and then i block em on facebook lolz.
Do this do that. I have no idea what to do anyways. I can pray that God helps all those labourers who do have an idea what to do though.

 

[Brighten04]

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

I heard it said that the problem with living sacrifices is they keep crawling off of the alter. LOL!:rotfl: But when I think of offering myself as a gift, I realize that my life is no longer my own, I have given it away to the Lord Jesus. My opinions no longer matter. That is kind of hard to swallow, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbq0BeWJU3Q

 

[TurtleHare]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

What I personally don't like about the urging of those evangelists is that they put the giving of the life above the Savior in getting saved so that when you talk to those folks they say they're saved because they and then they can say something like gave their life to Jesus, gave him their heart or surrendered to him as if that was their saving moment. Except we are told in the bible that the saving moment can be from Genesis after the fall when God gave his promises of salvation to them and us and then again when the sacrifice on the cross was made we have that assurance of salvation and it keeps going bcause then in Revelation we have the assurance of Jesus saving us when he returns for the believers.

Now onto the verses that apply to give your life since those actual words aren't in scripture and I'm sure people like Sword7 (I mean Alithis or whoever he is this time round) would want exact wording no matter which translation you use (hehe) but Romans verse of offer yourselves as living sacrifices is the closest we get to that. That verse for us can show how we as believers live daily in that our Lord's death was meaningful and we take it seriously that he had to be sacrificed for our sins and we as living sacrifices are the living (eternal life because of him who died). We who are in communion with God should live as God would like us to live even when we know we need help with that every moment of our lives and we're so glad we have him dwelling within us so that he takes over more and more and we hope to sin less and less.

 

[Brighten04]

What I personally don't like about the urging of those evangelists is that they put the giving of the life above the Savior in getting saved so that when you talk to those folks they say they're saved because they and then they can say something like gave their life to Jesus, gave him their heart or surrendered to him as if that was their saving moment. Except we are told in the bible that the saving moment can be from Genesis after the fall when God gave his promises of salvation to them and us and then again when the sacrifice on the cross was made we have that assurance of salvation and it keeps going bcause then in Revelation we have the assurance of Jesus saving us when he returns for the believers.

Now onto the verses that apply to give your life since those actual words aren't in scripture and I'm sure people like Sword7 (I mean Alithis or whoever he is this time round) would want exact wording no matter which translation you use (hehe) but Romans verse of offer yourselves as living sacrifices is the closest we get to that. That verse for us can show how we as believers live daily in that our Lord's death was meaningful and we take it seriously that he had to be sacrificed for our sins and we as living sacrifices are the living (eternal life because of him who died). We who are in communion with God should live as God would like us to live even when we know we need help with that every moment of our lives and we're so glad we have him dwelling within us so that he takes over more and more and we hope to sin less and less.

Yes it is the Lord Jesus who does the saving. And it is the Holy Spirit that draws one to Him. As a matter of fact, scripture says that no one can even come to Jesus unless the Holy Spirit draws him/her. Also, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. So, the role of the evangelist is to share the word of God by preaching the good news that Jesus saves us from our sin.

Yet, there is something to be said for having a soft responsive heart that can receive the gift. I think about Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road. Now that was a hard dude. Yet Jesus knew how to break him down to the point where he could receive the gift. God is constantly knocking on the doors of people's hearts, but, too many refuse to open up the door for Him.
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

I think (just imho) that if we can learn to die to self (that is hard) and truly allow Lord Jesus to live His life through us, there will be a greater manifestation of His favor to the world. BUT, who knows how to do that? I am a practical person and need adequate demonstration of how to do things.

 

[Lamb]

A former pastor once gave the analogy of Jesus fishing in the waters. He would drop a net and gather fish. Some would jump out but others wouldn't. There is no reason given as to why some don't jump. But Jesus doesn't give up and drops his net in the waters again and again, retrieving those lost fish. Some eventually stop jumping out. Still there is no reason given as to why succumb. Are they tired of fighting or does God change their will? Surrendering is like that. We're the fish in the waters and we battle our sin daily. Jesus never leaves us and by His word we are strengthened. Do some stop fighting earlier than others or was it God's will to change them earlier than others?

 

[Brighten04]

A former pastor once gave the analogy of Jesus fishing in the waters. He would drop a net and gather fish. Some would jump out but others wouldn't. There is no reason given as to why some don't jump. But Jesus doesn't give up and drops his net in the waters again and again, retrieving those lost fish. Some eventually stop jumping out. Still there is no reason given as to why succumb. Are they tired of fighting or does God change their will? Surrendering is like that. We're the fish in the waters and we battle our sin daily. Jesus never leaves us and by His word we are strengthened. Do some stop fighting earlier than others or was it God's will to change them earlier than others?

OOOH, that is a deep thought sister and something to really consider. Let me think about that one.

 

[Lamb]

OOOH, that is a deep thought sister and something to really consider. Let me think about that one.

I just know I'm that fish who jumps or sometimes just tumbles out of the net and all the while thinking, What am I doing??? I'm glad He scoops me up repeatedly.

 

[Brighten04]

I just know I'm that fish who jumps or sometimes just tumbles out of the net and all the while thinking, What am I doing??? I'm glad He scoops me up repeatedly.

I hear ya sister!

 

[user1234]

A certain poor widow gave the only two mites she had. We don't know her name.
We know nothing else about her, really, except Jesus pointed out to His disciples that she gave more than all the others combined, because they gave out of their abundance, but she gave out of her need or lack, (want). All that she had.

Oh, there's one more thing ...By His grace, He chose to record this act of charity in His Word, for all of us to witness down through the ages.
We may not know her name yet, but we know who she is, and will meet her one day.

What a sweetheart she must've been (must be), and what an awesome Saviour we have.

Like Rens, I often struggle with 'what am I supposed to be doing', and I like her answers, too. Those behind-the-scenes prayers and supportive helps can be most important.

I guess having someone as your helpmeet mate partner can be such a blessing and handy, to be able to do some of those things together, and inspire and encourage each other.

I sometimes feel at a loss alone, and in need of some encouragement, or a little cheerleading maybe. Or just a hug that says you're ok, and God's not shaking His head in disappointment over you.

Thx, Brighten04, for a thought provoking, (and little bit convicting) and inspiring thread.

 

[Rens]

My mother once went to a service. They had personal words for people. When she came to the front he said: the Lord says: thank you.
She's 81, once a week she plays soccer with my son, once a week she goes to church. She can't go to the outreaches and prayer meetings anymore alone, she used to share the gospel where she worked, but she prays the whole day through for family members and other lost people. Thank you.
I came back because she prayed.

 

[Brighten04]

My mother once went to a service. They had personal words for people. When she came to the front he said: the Lord says: thank you.
She's 81, once a week she plays soccer with my son, once a week she goes to church. She can't go to the outreaches and prayer meetings anymore alone, she used to share the gospel where she worked, but she prays the whole day through for family members and other lost people. Thank you.
I came back because she prayed.

How beautiful. She is a good example of what it means to give your life.

 

[MoreCoffee]

The urging of evangelists is "Give your life to the Lord Jesus." Most Christians do not know what this entails. What do you think?

No one can give their life to Jesus. Jesus already has it in his hands. The idea of giving your life to Jesus is rooted in misconceptions about God, freedom, gifts, and salvation.

What you can give is your willing obedience, love, compassion, work, time, prayers ... but you give them to others in your service in the Kingdom. God already gave you everything you have and everything that you are. There is nothing you can give to him that he did not give to you yet you can willingly seek to do what he asks and love as he does.

 

[Tigger]

To me its having the mind set of 'no turning back now.' Luke 9:62 coupled with Peter's response John 6:68.

 

[user1234]

~2Cor8:5~ And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

~Mark10:28-30~ 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.