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T O D A Y G O D I S F I R S T
Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Sunday, November 14, 2004
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But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of
Christ.
Philippians 3:7
George Mueller was a man known for building orphanages by faith in the
mid-1800s. He raised literally millions of dollars for his orphanages,
yet died with little in his own bank account. When asked about his
conversion experience he commented,
�I was converted in November of 1825, but I only came into the full
surrender of the heart four years later, in July 1829. The love of money
was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, and
the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone
became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by
the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an
exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of
God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully
surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with
which you have taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the
scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the
revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me,
and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be
not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an
infinitely lovely Being!� [Basil Miller, Man of Faith and Miracles
(Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bethany House Publishers, n.d.)]
Many will never get to the place where George Mueller was in his
spiritual life, because we are unwilling to release control of these
areas of which he speaks. If we do release control, it usually is due to
a process that God brings us through. Paul got knocked off a horse and
was spoken to personally before he was willing to listen and follow
completely. Peter had to live with Jesus three years and he still denied
Him. It was only later, after he denied Jesus and realized how weak he
was in his own faith, that he became fully committed to the Savior.
What will it take for you to fully surrender? You will know that you
have given full surrender when power, money, and position no longer have
meaning in your life. Paul said he came to a place where his life was
the life of Christ only. It is a sacrificial life, but it is also a life
of freedom, purpose, and meaning. Let God take full control and see His
life lived fully through you.
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