Mark 8:35 - Full Surrender.
Mark 8:35 (NLT) If you try to hang on to
your life, you will lose it. But if you give up
your life for my sake and for the sake of the
Good News, you will save it.
COMMENTARY PEARL
A police sergeant once asked me the
secret of victorious Christian living. I told him
there is no magic formula. But if any one word
could describe it, it would be surrender. You may
ask, "How can I surrender my life?" It is
surrendered in the same way that salvation comes to the
sinner. There needs to be confession of sin and a
complete yielding of every area of our lives,
personalities, and wills to Jesus Christ - plus faith that
Christ will accept that commitment.
It's not enough for us to be confirmed or
to make a decision for Christ at an altar. We
cannot walk successfully in the glow of that
experience for the rest of our lives. We need to return
and renew those vows and covenants with the
Lord. We need to take inventory and have regular
spiritual checkups.
Jesus said, "If anyone desires to come
after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow Me" (Luke 9:23). Daily
surrender - that's the key to daily victory. [Hope for
Each Day by Billy Graham]
LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY
Mark 8:35 - The Right Way to Find Happiness.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20211210-0856.html
Mark 8:34 - Want To Follow Jesus?
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210611-1113.html
Luke 9:23 - FOLLOWING JESUS.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210410-0922.html
Matthew 10:39 - Living for Jesus or for Self?
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200202-0944.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Steps to Peace by Billy Graham:
https://stepstopeace.org/
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study
Guides:
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible
Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
