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Top 12 most popular verses about surrender
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."
— Romans 12:1
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
— Galatians 2:20
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
— Proverbs 3:5-6
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
— John 8:36
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
— Galatians 5:1
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
— Luke 22:42
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
"In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
— Romans 6:11
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
— Matthew 11:28-30
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."
— 1 John 3:16
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
— Isaiah 55:8-9
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
— Proverbs 16:3
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"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."
— Romans 12:1
Context: Offer yourself as a living sacrifice - true worship.
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
— Luke 22:42
Context: Jesus surrendered to the Father's will in Gethsemane.
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
— Proverbs 16:3
Context: Commit everything to God - He will establish your plans.
"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this."
— Psalm 37:5
Context: Commit your way to the Lord and trust Him.
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
— James 4:7
Context: Submit to God and resist the devil.
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time."
— 1 Peter 5:6
Context: Humble yourself under God's hand - He will lift you up.
"your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
— Matthew 6:10
Context: Pray for God's will to be done on earth.
"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."
— Psalm 143:10
Context: Ask God to teach you His will.
"Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness."
— Romans 6:13
Context: Offer every part of yourself as an instrument of righteousness.
"Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
— Ephesians 5:17
Context: Understand and follow God's will.
"give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Context: Give thanks in everything - this is God's will.
"Then I said, "Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, my God.""
— Hebrews 10:7
Context: Christ came to do the Father's will.
"When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, "The Lord's will be done.""
— Acts 21:14
Context: Ultimately accept God's will even when unclear.
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives."
— Colossians 1:9
Context: Pray to be filled with knowledge of God's will.
"By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me."
— John 5:30
Context: Jesus sought to please the Father, not Himself.
"The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever."
— 1 John 2:17
Context: Doing God's will brings eternal life.
"Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.""
— Matthew 26:39
Context: Not my will, but Yours - complete surrender.
Letting go of our plans, desires, and control to embrace God's perfect purposes.
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
— Galatians 2:20
Context: Crucified with Christ - He now lives in us.
"In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
— Romans 6:11
Context: Count yourself dead to sin and alive to God.
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."
— 1 John 3:16
Context: Jesus laid down His life - we should lay down ours.
"Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life."
— John 12:24-25
Context: Die to self like a seed to produce fruit.
"For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live."
— Romans 8:13
Context: Put to death the misdeeds of the body by the Spirit.
"For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."
— Colossians 3:3
Context: You died - your life is hidden with Christ in God.
"Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it."
— Luke 17:33
Context: Lose your life to preserve it.
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
— Philippians 1:21
Context: Living is Christ, dying is gain - total surrender.
"And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again."
— 2 Corinthians 5:15
Context: Live no longer for yourself but for Christ.
"Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
— Galatians 5:24
Context: Crucify the flesh with its passions and desires.
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."
— Romans 14:8
Context: Whether living or dying, we belong to the Lord.
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
— John 15:13
Context: Greatest love is laying down your life.
"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."
— 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Context: You are not your own - bought at a price.
"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it."
— Matthew 16:25
Context: Lose your life for Jesus to find it.
"They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death."
— Revelation 12:11
Context: Don't love your life more than following Christ.
"We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."
— 2 Corinthians 4:10
Context: Carry Jesus' death so His life is revealed.
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."
— Acts 20:24
Context: Consider your life worth nothing except completing God's task.
The peace, joy, and liberty that come from releasing everything to God.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
— Proverbs 3:5-6
Context: Trust God completely, not your own understanding.
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
Context: God's plans are for good, hope, and a future.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
— Isaiah 55:8-9
Context: God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours.
"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
— Psalm 37:4
Context: Delight in God and He gives your heart's desires.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
— Romans 8:28
Context: All things work together for good for those who love God.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 4:6-7
Context: Don't be anxious - pray and receive God's peace.
"Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."
— Proverbs 19:21
Context: God's purpose prevails over our plans.
"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."
— Isaiah 26:3
Context: Perfect peace comes from trusting God.
"He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.""
— Psalm 46:10
Context: Be still and know that He is God.
"The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him."
— Nahum 1:7
Context: God cares for those who trust Him.
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God."
— Psalm 20:7
Context: Trust in the Lord, not in worldly power.
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
— Isaiah 41:10
Context: Don't fear - God strengthens and upholds.
"In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps."
— Proverbs 16:9
Context: We plan, but God establishes our steps.
"But I trust in you, Lord; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me."
— Psalm 31:14-15
Context: Our times are in God's hands.
"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."
— Lamentations 3:25-26
Context: Wait quietly for God's salvation.
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."
— Psalm 27:14
Context: Wait for the Lord with strength and courage.
"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
— 1 Peter 5:7
Context: Cast all anxiety on God - He cares for you.
Daily practices of yielding to God and walking in complete dependence on Him.
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."
— John 8:36
Context: True freedom comes through surrendering to Christ.
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
— Galatians 5:1
Context: Christ freed us - don't return to slavery.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
— Matthew 11:28-30
Context: Surrender brings rest - Christ's yoke is easy.
"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."
— Romans 6:6-7
Context: Death to sin brings freedom from slavery.
"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."
— 2 Corinthians 3:17
Context: The Spirit brings freedom.
"because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."
— Romans 8:2
Context: The Spirit's law frees from sin and death.
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."
— James 4:10
Context: Humbling yourself leads to being lifted up.
"This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves."
— Galatians 2:4
Context: We have freedom in Christ Jesus.
"You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."
— Romans 6:18
Context: Freedom from sin means slavery to righteousness.
"Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves."
— 1 Peter 2:16
Context: Live free but as God's willing slaves.
"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
— John 8:32
Context: Truth sets you free.
"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life."
— Romans 6:22
Context: Slavery to God leads to holiness and eternal life.
"I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts."
— Psalm 119:45
Context: Seeking God's precepts brings freedom.
"For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord's freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ's slave."
— 1 Corinthians 7:22
Context: In Christ, slaves are freed and free people become Christ's.
"But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do."
— James 1:25
Context: God's law gives freedom - do it and be blessed.
"But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code."
— Romans 7:6
Context: Released from law to serve in the Spirit.
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."
— Galatians 5:13
Context: Use freedom to serve one another in love.
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