I Surrender All

I Surrender All

(Words written by American art teacher and musician Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939), who subsequently became a music minister and evangelist. It was put to music by Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908), and published in 1896.)

All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give
I will ever love and trust Him
In His presence daily live

All to Jesus I surrender
Humbly at His feet I bow
Worldly pleasures all forsaken
Take me, Jesus, take me now

I surrender all
I surrender all
All to Thee my blessed Savior
I surrender all

All to Jesus I surrender
Make me Savior wholly thine
May Thy Holy Spirit fill me
May I know Thy power divine

This wonderful Hymn came to my mind today as I think of the way our world is spinning, seemingly out of control.  

The funny thing is, the world is NOT spinning out of control, because it is not in OUR control.  The world is under the control of the One Who Created it.  And He NEVER loses control.  He is always on His throne regardless of how chaotic things may seem.  But, often, we want to keep a tight grip on things, and that's when the illusion fades...because the tight grip we think we have, isn't real.

Our job is to surrender...to surrender it ALL to Him...freely...trusting in His love and seeing His Hand on everything with the eyes of our faith.

Today's devotional reading reminded me of this,

"I want you to be all mine.  I am weaning you from other dependencies.  Your security rests in Me alone-not in other people, not in circumstances. Depending only on Me may feel like walking on a tightrope, but there is a safety net underneath:  the everlasting arms.  So don't be afraid of falling.  Instead, look ahead to Me.  I am always before you, beckoning you on-one step at a time.  Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, can separate you from My loving presence." (Jesus Calling by Sarah Young)

No matter what challenges the world, our nation, our neighborhood, our family, our life are presenting to us...we don't need to worry.  He is working in us so we can fully understand the truth that our dependence is on Him and Him Alone.  But, one first step to achieve this understanding is the step of surrendering it ALL to Jesus, Our Sustainer, Our Deliverer, Our Savior, Our Lord. May we be able to sing this song with an honest heart and soul.  In His Precious Name we pray, Amen!