Over the years I have built and modified websites all the while letting my personal website take a back seat. In fact, I have had this domain since 2002 when I purchased it with money given to me by a dear brother in Christ. Over the years I have used this site in a couple different ways. In 2009 this site was hacked by an Islamic group following my trip to Israel and related posts.
Well, today I am going to give birth to our family’s blog/website. Just as with the birth of anything it begins in the infancy stage, and my desire is over time it will grow and mature. More importantly, I believe we will grow and mature as a family seeking to daily surrender and serve Jesus. The desired benefits are not simply to be self-serving, but for any reader or visitor to also grow and mature in daily surrender and service to Jesus.
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. – 1 Corinthians 3:7
Higher than the highest heaven,
Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lord, Thy love at last hath conquered:
Grant me now my supplication,
None of self and all of Thee.
—Unknown
The old hymn “I Surrender All” seems fitting with this post.
All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I free give; I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.
All to Jesus I surrender, humbly at His feet I bow; worldly pleasures all forsaken, take me, Jesus, take me now.
All to Jesus I surrender, make me, Savior, wholly Thine; let me feel the Holy Spirit—truly know that Thou art mine.
All to Jesus I surrender, Lord, I give myself to Thee; fill me with Thy love and power; let Thy blessings fall on me.
Chorus: I surrender all, I surrender all, all to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.
I also enjoy this new song about surrendering and making it a prayer.
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