Stephen asked the question tonight ‘what proportion of God is in your life?’ God desires our total surrender to Him, but many things can interfere with that. Our earthly desires, work, family, hobbies and other things can interfere with our devotion to God, but He desires to be at the centre of our very being.
Isaiah 1:27 talks of penitent ones being delivered with righteousness. When we realise God does not have our whole heart, we need to come to Him in repentance, allowing Him to fill our hearts with His presence. Num 24:4 speaks of total surrender (we need to hear and see God in all His glory and then will fall prostrate before Him.) As we come before God in repentance and allow Him to remove the problems, we can then have a greater proportion of God in our lives. He wants more than just a ‘slice’ of our lives; He wants all the cake!
We are urged to give ourselves fully to the work of the Lord. (1 Cor 15:58) Submission involves surrendering our whole lives to God, so that we can stand firm and let nothing move us. It’s an ongoing challenge for us, but as we decrease and allow God a greater proportion of our lives, we find satisfaction in service.