Yes, ALL has to do with total surrender. It’s about our desire to completely follow Jesus in every area of our lives. However, the ALL has another very important element for us to understand.
"A study of horses revealed that a single horse could pull an average of 2,500 pounds. The test was repeated with two horses. You'd expect the weight pulled to double — to about 5,000 pounds. Not so. Two horses working together pulled 12,500 pounds. That's five times the amount one could pull alone. There's something inside a living being that rises to accomplish exponentially greater things when part of a team" (Do Hard Things, Alex and Brett Harris, p. 111).
Now, what do you think about our team? What could happen if we were ALL, all in?
What if ALL of us were ready to really follow?
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?” (Matthew 16:24-26 NIV)
Are you all in?
Prayer thought:
It’s not enough to just say we are ALL IN. Take a moment to decide if you truly mean it, if you are ready to take action. If you are ready, let the start of today’s prayer be this; “Lord, I desire, whole heartedly to deny myself and follow you. Please teach me how. Show me specifically and personally what that looks like in my life.”
