The Bible says that God has
placed authority over us on earth. The
principle is that we have to submit to authority as authority is ordained by
God. Submission to authority will bring
about blessings and the highest authority is God.
We are also told to submit
ourselves to God (James 4:7). In
Ephesians we read that wife is to submit to her husband as unto the Lord and
the husband is to "love" his wife (Ephesians 5:22-25). The
Apostle Peter writes, “Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who
are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another,
because, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (1 Peter 5:5). The
theme here is one of humility. One cannot submit to God without humility.
Obedience requires us to humble ourselves to surrender to the authority of
another, and we are told that God resists the proud.
God does not require us to
submit because He is a tyrant, but because He is a loving Father and He knows
what is best for us. The blessings and peace that we gain from humbly
surrendering and submitting ourselves to Him daily are a gift of grace that
nothing in this world can compare to.
We can submit ourselves to God
because God is completely trustworthy and always has only our best interests at
heart. We have nothing to fear from God. Submission
to God is necessary for us to enjoy our Christian walk and life. The more fully we’re submitted to his will,
the more cheerfully we can carry it out, and the sweeter and richer will be the
joy of doing it.
Other scripture
references:
James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to
God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Proversbs
3:5-6 – “Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
1
Peter 5:5 – “Likewise,
you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you,
with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to
the humble.” Ephesians 6:5-8 –” Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.”
“Obedience is the
fruit of faith: patience the bloom of the fruit.” (Christina Rossetti)
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