Promise Keepers Canada’s Men of Integrity Devotional,

published by Christianity Today International.

Less Is More

Key Bible Verses: “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” (Matthew 16:25, NIV)

Dig Deeper: Matthew 16:24-27

Consecration means we no longer call the shots. We give God veto power. His word is the final word, whether it’s Holy Scripture or the Holy Spirit. Either way, it’s no longer a selfish spirituality that asks God to serve our purposes. It’s all about serving his purposes so that his glory is revealed. Consecration is death to self.

I know there is a fear that if we give more of ourselves to God, there will be less of us left, but it’s the exact opposite. It’s not until we die to self that we truly come alive. The more we give to God, the more we have and the more we become. It’s only in losing our lives that we will really find them.

Sometimes prayer is a casual conversation with God. But sometimes prayer involves fedex generic viagra intense intercession, as it was for Jesus praying in Gethsemane on the eve of his crucifixion. It was so intense that Jesus was literally sweating drops of blood. He was facing the greatest test of his life on earth, so he prayed through the night. Three times he prayed a prayer of consecration: “My Father, if it is possible may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

—Mark Batterson in Draw the Circle

My Response: What aspects of my life do I still need to surrender to God?

Thought to Apply: Submission makes a person become more of what God wants him to be; it brings out individuality; it gives him the freedom to accomplish all that God has for his life and ministry.—Warren Wiersbe (preacher, writer)

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