Tonight is Junior High Youth Group and I was practicing a few songs that we will be leading in worship tonight. I was singing one of them over and over trying to get it just right, and I believe that God was using it to prepare my heart for the announcement that was about to come. Now, this is not the type of announcement that was made in the Bible like when Mary found out that she was going to have the Christ, the Messiah growing inside of her. No, not like this. Nor was this like Moses recieving the ten commandments. My face was not glowing afterwards.
So, I hear our secretary say, “Ah there he is. Peter, your wife is on the phone. She said that the car broke down and she is on the side of the road. She needs you to come and pick her up.”
That is neat…. I think to myself. So things have been pretty quiet around here till now. Automotively speaking that is. So today was the final straw that broke the camels back. Both of our vehicles have gone out of comission.
So, here we are… Her car does not go forward. Reverse yes! But not forward.
My car… CLUTCH SLIPAGE. Big time.
So, what is the song that I was singing over and over again?
All to Jesus, I surrender, all to Him I freely give… I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.
I SURRENDER ALL, I SURRENDER ALL, ALL TO THEE, MY BLESSED SAVIOR, I SURRENDER ALL…
I think that I need to go downstairs and sing it a few more times… I surrender all… I surrender all… ALL to thee my blessed savior… I SURRENDER ALL!
What in your life do you need to surrender to God, and say God, take this… I can’t do this on my own???
~Peter
