Go! And Be Transformed, Trust, And Surrender: A Call To Live Fully For Christ Series

And consider Genesis 12:1-4 (NLT) – "The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.’"

Abraham obeyed without knowing where he was going. The blessing followed his obedience.

Maybe you need another example, Daniel 3:16-18 (NLT) – "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us... But even if he doesn’t, we will never serve your gods.’"

The obedience of these three men was not conditional on God's deliverance — it was based on faithfulness.

Friends there is Application here for Us Today!

Obeying God often requires stepping into the unknown. We may not see how things will work out, but God does.

Delayed obedience is disobedience. We must respond when God calls, not when it’s convenient.

God’s plans are greater than our understanding. When we trust and obey, we position ourselves to receive His best.

True faith means surrendering the results to God.

Like Charles Stanley said, we obey, and we trust Him with the outcome.

The enemy wants us to believe that obedience will cost us too much. But the truth is, obedience positions us for God’s blessing, protection, and favour.

So today, let’s make the commitment to obey God fully—without hesitation, without fear, and without conditions.

Church, obey God and leave the consequences to Him!

3. Go! and Surrender

Consider the words of Jesus in Luke 9:23-25 (NLT): "Then He said to the crowd, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.’"

Jesus speaks to a crowd, making it clear that following Him requires total surrender.

The phrase "take up your cross daily" refers to the Roman practice of crucifixion—a death sentence.

Jesus is calling us to die to self-will, self-reliance, and self-centred living.

Are you Living a Life of Surrender?

Surrender is a daily decision.

Surrender means laying down our will for God’s will.

Surrender leads to true life in Christ.

Think of it this way: A clenched fist cannot receive anything new. But an open hand can receive blessings from God.

Philippians 3:8 (NLT): "Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ."

A.W. Tozer said, "God cannot fully bless a man until He has first conquered him."

This is another profound and deeply biblical truth. It speaks to the reality that true blessing comes through surrender—a surrender that is not partial, not reluctant, but total and complete before the Lord.

God’s Blessing Requires Surrender

Throughout Scripture, we see a consistent pattern: God's greatest blessings follow complete surrender.