Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

To surrender my willThe biggest problem for us in the Body of Christ, is the clash ofhuman wills, which produces friction. The only remedy for me isfirst, to surrender my will, and second, to allow the lubricatingoil of the Holy Spirit to eliminate the friction.All over the world, unsurrendered Christians are deceiving themselves,saying, “I surrendered to God in 1975.” Surrender is neverin the past; it is in the now. Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech youtherefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present yourbodies a living sacrifice….” This is our reasonable service of worship.The apostle Paul talks about dying daily. It is my will thatmust die daily.In many lives, including my own, I see an over-emphasis uponthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit attended by an enormous desirefor power that opposes surrender to the will of God. It would beabsurd to strut around bragging, “I’ve paid my electric bill.” IfI’ve had the light and the heat, it is only reasonable that I pay thebill. God gave us His power gifts, which are designed for us touse according to His purposes. It is likewise only reasonable thatHe should receive the glory in their use and that I do not keepany of the glory for myself.Jesus said, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannotbear them now.” (John 16:12) Surrender enables me to bearthe grace and blessing of God to the glory of God. God illustratedthis truth to me one day while I was watching two vehiclesclimbing a steep hill in Nottingham.A car powered by its own engine was struggling, shifting fromgear to gear, creeping up the hill. The other vehicle was a trolley.It glided smoothly and steadily up and over the hill. The trolleyhad no power of its own, but as long as it was in contact with thewires above, it moved effortlessly. I don’t have to struggle to bein contact with God. I simply have to be in contact, and if I am,His power is available to me.176