Surrender

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. — read the full passage →

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me. — read the full passage →

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

He said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.” — read the full passage →

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers. — read the full passage →

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. — read the full passage →

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; — read the full passage →

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water, — read the full passage →

Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

God spoke all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

Mary said, “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — read the full passage →

Don’t you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them through your name which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are.

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.” — read the full passage →

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in Yahweh’s house, before the new court; — read the full passage →

In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death; — read the full passage →

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. — read the full passage →

Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” Yahweh said, “He will come down.”

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”