[The Mayor]

October 23

Surrendering to God

Bible in a Year:

• Jeremiah 1–2
• 1 Timothy 3

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this.

Psalm 37:5 God doesn’t help those who help themselves; He helps those who trust in and rely on Him. Jonathan Roumie—the actor who plays Jesus in the successful TV series The Chosen, which is based on the Gospels—realized this in May 2018. Roumie had been living in Los Angeles for eight years, was nearly broke, had enough food just for the day, and had no work in sight. Not knowing how he would make it, the actor poured out his heart and surrendered his career to God. “I literally [prayed] the words, ‘I surrender. I surrender.’ ” Later that day, he found four checks in the mail and three months later, he was cast for the role of Jesus in The Chosen. Roumie found that God will help those who trust in Him.

Rather than being envious of and fretting over those “who are evil” (Psalm 37:1), the psalmist invites us to surrender everything to God. When we center our daily activities on Him, “trust in [Him] and do good,” “take delight in [Him]” (vv. 3–4), and surrender to Him all our desires, problems, anxieties, and the daily events of our lives, God will direct us and give us peace (vv. 5–6). As believers in Jesus, it’s vital for us to let Him determine what our lives should be.

Let’s surrender and trust God. As we do, He’ll take action and do what’s necessary and best. .

Reflect & Pray

What parts of your life are off limits to God these days? What will it mean for you to surrender your life to Him today?

Dear God, please help me to surrender to You freely today and experience Your life and peace.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[radu]

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[PROCON]

Hi Kathy and thanks for tonight’s Canteen which honors the very remarkable and heroic dog, Nemo.

[vetvetdoug]

I served with several 908 Vet techs that cared for Nemo in Viet Nam and Lackland AFB. Nemo passed away a few months before I became a USAF Vet tech and he was well known.

[luvie]

Dogs like Nemo and this guardian
Are real living breathing heroes!

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy! Woof!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Yesterday at Comanche Lake:

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Hey there, Early Birds!
Wow! What a hero our canine friend was!
He's man's and owl's bestie!
Hope all y'all have a Mahv'lus Monday
....and a Wonderful Week!
We have a drizzly day...LOVE it!
(((hugs)))