Ye Are Not Your Own
We are not our own, but are redeemed, owned, and saved by God's everlasting love, and can find rest and comfort in true consecration.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the profound privilege of consecration, highlighting that we are not our own but belong to God, who lovingly accepts our weaknesses and transforms them into blessings. He reassures us that we are not burdened by our salvation or cares, as we are redeemed and held in God's everlasting love. This complete surrender leads to unbroken rest from sin and self, allowing us to experience the fullness of life and purpose in Him. By yielding ourselves entirely, we place our lives in the hands of a caring Father who desires to bless us abundantly. Ultimately, in giving all to God, we discover that we gain everything.
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What a privilege that we may consecrate ourselves! What a mercy that God will take such worthless creatures! What rest and comfort lie hidden in those words, "Not your own." We are not responsible for our salvation, not burdened by our cares, not obliged to live for our interests, but altogether His. We are redeemed, owned, saved and kept in the strong, unchanging arms of His everlasting love. What unbroken rest from sin and self and destructive care which true consecration brings! To be able to give Him our poor weak lives, with their awful possibilities and their utter helplessness, and know that He will accept them and take joy and pride in making out of them the utmost possibilities of blessing, power and usefulness.
To give all, and find in so doing we have gained all!
To be so yielded to Him in entire self-surrender that He is bound to care for us as for Himself. in such a step of consecration we are putting ourselves in the hands of a loving Father, more solicitous for our good than we can be and only wanting us to be fully submitted to Him that He may be freer to bless us.
Sermon Outline
- We are Not Our Own
- Redeemed and Owned by God
- Free from Responsibility and Cares
- Saved and Kept in God's Love
Key Quotes
“What rest and comfort lie hidden in those words, 'Not your own.'” — A.B. Simpson
“To give all, and find in so doing we have gained all!” — A.B. Simpson
“To be so yielded to Him in entire self-surrender that He is bound to care for us as for Himself.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- We can find rest and comfort in knowing that we are not responsible for our salvation.
- True consecration brings us into a deeper relationship with God, who cares for us as for Himself.
- By giving ourselves to God, we can find joy and pride in being used by Him for His glory.