Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Jeremiah 38:14-18
by: Gem Barton.
There comes a time in our lives when complete surrender is the only alternative. The prophet Jeremiah told King Zedekiah the words of the Lord: Surrender to Babylonian captivity and you and your people shall live. Once again, the disobedience of God’s people had consequences. Jesus came into this world and endured the agony of death on a cross not because of anything He had done but as a consequence of our sin. When Jesus’ suffering intensified toward the end of His life, He surrendered to His Father’s will (Mark 14:35-36). What is God asking you to surrender? Whatever it is, give it freely over to Him.