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| Yielded to God By Billy Graham • October 7 “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are?” —Romans 6:16, KJV Of Eric Liddell, the missionary and great runner whose story is told in the film Chariots of Fire, someone has said he was “ridiculously humble in victory, utterly generous in defeat.” That’s a good definition of what it means to be meek. Eric Liddell was fiercely competitive, determined to use his God-given abilities to the fullest. But his meekness, kindness, and gentle spirit won the admiration even of those he defeated. Meekness involves being yielded. The word yield has two meanings. The first is negative, and the second is positive. On one hand it means “to relinquish, to abandon”; on the other hand, it also means “to give.” This is in line with Jesus’ words: “He who loses [or abandons] his life … will find it” (Matthew 10:39). Those who submit to the will of God do not fight back at life. They learn the secret of yielding—of relinquishing and abandoning—their own lives and wills to Christ. And then He gives back to them a life that is far richer and fuller than anything they could ever have imagined.  Hope for TodayWe’ll never regret yielding to the will of God. We trust Him with our lives, knowing that anything of value we lose will be restored (Joel 2:25). There is freedom in yielding that can’t be found in fighting for control. | ||
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| Q: How have I drifted so far from God, and what can I do about it? | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | ||
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