I had an interesting discussion about the word surrender the other day. The word seemed like an admission of weakness with no chance of victory to one friend. To another friend, surrender was a positive thing. We decided to look up the definition in the dictionary.
Surrender
- to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- to give (oneself) up, as to the police.
- to give (oneself) up to some influence, course, emotion, etc.: He surrendered himself to a life of hardship.
- to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.).
- to yield or resign (an office, privilege,etc.) in favor of another.
- to give oneself up, as into the powerof another; submit or yield.
— verb (used without object)
Why am I writing about this? One of my friends had a poignant observation: Jesus did all of those things for us!
From a place of ultimate power, Jesus defined the word surrender. He did it for us. Praise Jesus!
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