{"id":96287,"date":"2025-12-06T00:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/?p=96287"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:42:19","slug":"a-busy-life-for-god-is-not-the-same-as-a-surrendered-life-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/?p=96287","title":{"rendered":"A busy life for God is not the same as a surrendered life to God."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cAnd then will I declare to them, \u2018I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Matthew 7:23 (ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a Christian, this is one of the most sobering verses Jesus ever spoke. It reminds us that Christianity is not merely about doing things for God; it\u2019s about knowing Him\u2014and being known by Him. In this passage, Jesus is talking to people who claimed spiritual activity: prophesying, casting out demons, performing miracles. These were impressive works, yet Jesus says, \u201cI never knew you.\u201d Not \u201cyou didn\u2019t try hard enough,\u201d but \u201cI never knew you.\u201d The issue wasn\u2019t their performance\u2014it was their relationship.<\/p>\n

He calls them \u201cworkers of lawlessness\u201d because their works were disconnected from His will. They carried His name, but not His heart. They served in public, but not in obedience. They did the right things without the right relationship.<\/p>\n

Jesus calls us to move from religious activity to authentic intimacy. From knowing about Him to living with Him. From calling Him \u201cLord\u201d with our lips to honoring Him as Lord with our lives. He invites you to a deeper relationship. Not based on your achievements, but on your surrender.<\/p>\n

Lord Jesus,
\nHelp me not to just do things for You. Help me live my life with You. Know me, lead me, and make my heart Yours.
\nAmen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord Jesus! Give me wisdom to truly know You
\nTo know the widow, the orphan, the need that is true
\nHelp me rid the shackles of indolence and comfort
\nAnd find joy in living a life with You in service discovered<\/p>\n

\u201cA busy life for God is not the same as a surrendered life to God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cAnd then will I declare to them, \u2018I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.\u2019\u201d \u2014 Matthew 7:23 (ESV) For a Christian, this is one of the most sobering verses Jesus ever spoke. It reminds us that Christianity is not merely about doing things for God; it\u2019s about knowing Him\u2014and being known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-worship"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfZYJd-p31","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96287"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96291,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96287\/revisions\/96291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2jesus.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}