Oct 29 2008
How to Surrender to the Will of God
How to surrender to the will of God? What is the will of God? Important questions that have simple answers. The key to surrendering to the will of God is not in answering a particular “calling,” but in becoming like Christ.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans 8:29)
We have to understand that the will of God for every believer is that we become like Christ. Our service to Him is secondary to our character. When we understand this, our walk with Christ will not be frustrating. This is why Paul challenged the believers at the Roman church to present their bodies to God as a living sacrifice. The way we surrender to the will of God is by presenting our bodies to the Lord. We prove what the will of God is when we live holy. In addition, we are to live separate from the world. Herein is the will of God:
1) Live holy lives before Him.
2) Live separate from the ways and the course of the world’s system.
3) Live in expectation of becoming conformed to the image of Christ.
The will of God is to have sons and daughters. Therefore, when Christ came, He came in the form of a son. He was to be the pattern that we should follow. He lived a holy and righteous life and He never conformed to the world’s system, but He came in conformation and demonstration of the Father’s love and character. This is the foundation of surrendering to the will of God.
