in Jesus.  God longs to see nothing in us but Jesus, and if I give up my heart and life to Jesus, and say, “My God, I want that Thou shouldst see in me nothing but Jesus,” then I bring to the Father the sacrifice that is the most acceptable of all.  Oh, believers, come to-day; come out of all your troubles, and all your self-efforts and your self-confidence, and let the blessed Son of God take possession.

Let me direct your thoughts, lastly, to the duration of this surrender.  I want to emphasize this—­because in many cases the surrender does not last.  Some go away, and for a time have much gladness and joy, but it soon begins to decrease, and in a few weeks or perhaps months is all gone.  Others who do not lose it entirely, complain sadly at times, that it goes away and comes again.  They say:  “My life has been very much blessed since that surrender I made to God, but it has not always been on the same level.”  What did Potiphar do?  We read in the 4th verse:  “He made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he left in Joseph’s hands.”  What a simple word!  He left it there.

And oh, children of God, if you will only get to that point and say, “For all eternity I leave it in the hands of Jesus,” you will find what a blessing it is.  Potiphar found now that he could do the king’s business with two hands and an undivided heart.  I might try to rescue a drowning man by holding fast somewhere with one hand, while I reached out the other hand to the man, but it is a grand thing for a person to be able to stretch out both hands, and that person is the one who has left all with Jesus—­all his inner life, all his cares and troubles, and has given himself up entirely to do the will of God.  Will you leave it there?  I must press this, because I know temptations will come.  One temptation will be that the feelings you had in your act of surrender will pass away; they will not be so bright; another, that circumstances will tempt you.  Beloved, temptations will come; God means it for your good.  Every temptation brings you a blessing.  Do understand that.  Learn the lesson of giving up everything to Jesus, and letting Jesus take charge of everything.  Leave all with Jesus.  Do not think that by a surrender to-day or on any day, however powerful, however mighty, things will keep right themselves.  You need every morning afresh, when God wakes you up out of sleep, to put your heart, and your life, and your house, and your business, into the hands of Jesus.  Wait on Him, if need be, in silence, or in prayer, until He gives you the assurance, “My child, for to-day all is safe; I take charge.”  And morning by morning He will renew to you the blessing, and morning by morning you will go out from your quiet time in the consciousness, “To-day I have had fellowship with my King, and it is all right.”  Jesus has taken charge.  And so, day by day, you can have grace to leave all in the hands of Jesus.

In conclusion let me speak to two classes.  There are times when your heart is restless; there are times when you are afraid to die.