Absolute Surrender

by Andrew Murray

Have you a lack of love to confess before God? Then make confession and say before Him, “O Lord, my lack of heart, my lack of love—I confess it.” And then, as you cast that lack at His feet, believe that the blood cleanses you, that Jesus comes in His mighty, cleansing, saving power to deliver you, and that He will give His Holy Spirit. “The Fruit of the Spirit is love.”

Christ told Peter that he must deny self. Self must be ignored,

“Before the cock crow twice thou shalt deny me thrice” (Mark 14:30). But with self-confidence Peter said: “Though all shall be offended, yet will not !. I am ready to go with thee, to prison and to death” (Mark 14:29; Luke 22:33). Peter meant it honestly, and he really intended to do it; but Peter did not know himself. He did not believe he was as bad as Jesus said he was.

There is no other choice for us; we must either deny self or deny Christ.

Self was the cause of the fall of man.

No one else but Christ Jesus can give deliverance from the power of self.

What is impossible with man is possible with God.

All around you there is a world of sin and sorrow, and Satan is there. But remember, Christ is on the throne; Christ is stronger; Christ has conquered; and Christ will conquer.