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  I AM MY BELOVED'S, AND MY BELOVED IS MINE
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: By consecrating ourselves to Jesus, we can experience
sufficient grace and receive all of God's love and power in our lives.

Topics: "Consecration", "Relationship With Christ"
Scripture References: John 17:19, Romans 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 3:20, Philippians 4:13, Colossians 3:3, Hebrews 10:14, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 4:19

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DESCRIPTION
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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the profound relationship between believers and
Christ, asserting that if we belong to the Lord, then He belongs to us.
He encourages faith to claim its full inheritance in Christ, recognizing
Him as our source of grace, strength, and joy. Simpson explains that
true consecration involves exchanging our lives for Christ's, leading to
a mutual commitment where Christ dedicates His life and power to us. He
urges believers to continually present themselves to Jesus, allowing Him
to fill and use them moment by moment. Ultimately, he invites everyone
to embrace the Savior who offers such a transformative relationship.

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CONTENT
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I am the Lord's then the Lord is mine. If Christ owns me I own Him. And
so faith must reach out and claim its full inheritance and begin to use
its great resources. Moment by moment we may now take Him as our grace
and strength, our faith and love, our victory and joy, our all in all.
And as we thus claim Him we will find His grace sufficient for us, and
begin to learn that giving all is just receiving all. Consecration is
taking Jesus fully in exchange for our own miserable lives. There are
two persons involved in such consecration. One of them is the Lord
Himself. And for their sakes, He says, I sanctify myself, that they also
might be sanctified through the truth (John 17:19).

The moment we consecrate ourselves to Him, He consecrates Himself to us.

Thereafter the whole strength of His life and love and everlasting power
is dedicated to keep and complete our commitment to Him and to make the
very best and most of our consecrated lives. Who would not give himself
to such a Savior? Today, let us first give ourselves to Jesus, and then
present to Him each moment as it comes, to be filled and used.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/i-am-my-beloveds-and-my-beloved-is-mine/
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