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Surrender

New King James Version (NKJV)

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Surrender

22 verses11 books6 themes

Surrender

Yielding every part of yourself to God — the pathway to true freedom.

Surrender is not defeat — it is the greatest act of faith. It is the daily decision to lay down our will, our plans, and our desires at the feet of Jesus and trust that His way is better. This study explores what it means to die to self, yield to the Holy Spirit, and walk in total submission to God.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Old Testament

Psalms

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Psalm 37:5
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Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.

Psalm 46:10
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Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Proverbs

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Proverbs 3:5-6
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Isaiah

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Isaiah 64:8
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But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.

Isaiah 55:8-9
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'For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,' says the Lord. 'For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.'

New Testament

Matthew

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Matthew 16:24
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Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.'

Matthew 6:10
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Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 26:39
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He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, 'O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.'

Luke

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Luke 22:42
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Saying, 'Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.'

Luke 9:23
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Then He said to them all, 'If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.'

John

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John 12:24
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Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

John 15:5
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I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Romans

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Romans 12:1
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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

Romans 6:13
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And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

Romans 8:28
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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Galatians

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Galatians 2:20
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I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 5:24
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And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Philippians

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Philippians 2:5-8
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Philippians 4:11
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Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content.

James

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James 4:7
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Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

James 4:10
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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter

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1 Peter 5:6
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Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.

Thematic Index

Denying Self and Taking Up the Cross

Presenting Yourself as a Living Sacrifice

Trusting God's Will Over Your Own

Humility and Submission

Abiding in Christ

Stillness and Rest in God

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.