I die daily!

John 5.30
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

The Apostle Paul could relate to what Jesus said in this verse when he said in I Corinthians that He dies daily. This is to say that He dies to his own will and seeks and fulfills the will of the one who sent Him.

Every believer is called to fulfil Gods will for their lives. Therefore a believers number one objective in life is to be in the centre of God's will. Jesus was so consumed with fulfilling Gods will, He said I can do nothing of myself or my will. This talks about absolute surrender to Gods will. Absolute surrender to Gods will is a response to the Father's love for you. Therefore, absolute surrender is your love response to all that the Father has done for you in the person and the works of Jesus Christ. I delight to do your will, O Lord is what the Psalmist said. If the thought of surrender irritates you then probably you need a fresh revelation of how much the Father loves you. Paul said His love compels us. John said we love because he first loved us.

I believe as we grow in our understanding of Gods love, we will lovingly and absolutely surrender ourselves to the God who is Love. Its not something I have to do as a duty but its something I want to do because I love Him and want to please him in everything I do. The revelation of His love will help you crucify your flesh, deny yourself and die daily in a way that is cheerful and well pleasing to the Father. Paul said If I live, I live for Jesus and if I die, I die for Jesus so whether I live or I die, I belong to the Lord. Jesus is Lord.