God Helps In Pressing On to Call Inspiring ‘All to Jesus I Surrender’
Van De Venter (1855-1939) was
a teacher by profession and artist
at heart. After evangelistic meetings,
friends saw his gift in counselling &
urged him to become an evangelist.
For five years he wavered between
his love for art and God’s calling
to evangelistic ministry. He later
recalled: “I surrendered all. I became
an evangelist and discovered deep
in my soul a talent unknown to me.”
A few years later, Van De Venter
remembering that decisive moment
and wrote the hymn ‘I Surrender All’
inspired largely by Philippians 3:7-9.
Lord, we will Focus on the Call:
But what things were gain to me,
these I’ve counted loss for Christ.
Everything else is worthless when
compared with the infinite value
of Knowing Christ Jesus my Lord…
yes to know the power of His
resurrection and participation
in His suffering (Phil 3:7-10).
I am focusing all my energies on
this One Thing: Forgetting the past
and Looking Forward to what lies
ahead, I press toward the goal;
for the prize of the upward Call
of God in Christ Jesus (v13-14).
For our citizenship is In Heaven,
from which we eagerly wait for
the Saviour… who will transform
our lowly body that it be conformed
to His glorious body (v20-21).
Dear Jesus, You are Lord of my life
and I purpose to hold nothing back.
I surrender to You the promises
I’ve kept & those I’ve failed to keep.
I surrender my entire life to You;
the past, present and the future.
I surrender my emotions, fears
and insecurities for I belong to You.
Receive my will and all that I have;
for I purpose to Surrender All.
Grant me Your grace, for apart
from You I can do nothing. Amen.
Lord, help me to Keep my Eye On
the Goal, where You’re beckoning
me upward and onward to Jesus.
Keep me from being distracted by
the past; wrong choices & sins that
hv been washed in blood of Christ.
Grant me grace and strength not to
turn back, knowing You’re in control
and promise to meet my needs.
And help me keep my eyes fixed
on the eternal prize – unending life
in Your glorious presence. Amen.
Lord, I praise and Thank You for
giving me eternal life & listing me
among the residents of Heaven.
Though this current life is filled
with trouble and challenges,
I know I am only passing through.
Help me to Seek You First and
stop worrying about tomorrow.
Grant me an Eternity Mindset
so that I can endure the temporal
difficulties that come my way.Amen
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…
All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me…Amen.