(Luke 14:28) He learns it will cost him all he has, namely, the surrender of himself to the Lord.

The next step for one, then, to become a Christian is to make a consecration; that is to say, to commit himself to the Lord and his arrangements.

And this he may do by saying in substance: 'Blessed Lord, I commit myself to thy arrangements; here I am.

Do unto me according to thy holy will.

I desire to do thy will.' [329]Neither the Lord Jesus nor the heavenly Father coerces any one, but we must come to the Lord voluntarily, seeking his aid.