A Crucified Life - - Answers The Call to Submit to God

 

    James 4:7

Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

     Submission to God is what I do. It is me putting myself under God's Authority, under God's protection, under God's hand. God will only place Himself where His people are. He will not interject Himself into any situation where He really is not wanted. 

UNDER HIS HAND

    1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

UNDER HIS PROTECTION

    Psalm 91:2

I will say of the LORD, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.

UNDER HIS AUTHORITY

    Colossians 2:11

In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

THE GENTLEMAN CALLER

    Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.

    Submission to God requires humility on our part. We must put our pride aside and surrender to God's will for our lives. 

CALLED TO SUBMIT TO GOD

This Is The Kingdom - Elevation Worship

Nothing But The Blood - Matt Redman

I Just Need U - Toby Mac

All I Ever Wanted - Red Rocks Worship

Shepherd of My Soul - Rivers & Robots

Lose My Soul - TobyMac

Broken Vessels - Hillsong Worship

Eye of The Storm - Ryan Stevenson

Jesus Is Knocking At The Door 

For Those Tears I Died - Donnie Sumner

    

    

Arming The Spiritual Warrior -- Submission To Each Other & Leadership

 

1 Thessalonians 5:12

But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.

They Who Work With Us

1 Corinthians 15, 16

You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers, to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. 

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

They Who Preside Over Us

1 Timothy 5:17

Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. 

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Humility and submission are rare in these days. But more than ever absolutely necessary. Humbleness is refusing to put ourselves first; it is an unselfish, selfless, attitude in life towards everyone and everything. 

Humility is acknowledging that without God we are nothing. A humble spirit is not a weak spirit. In point of fact, humility in ourselves is strength. 

Our first priority of a humble heart is to submit ourselves to God, to His Authority. To surrender our hearts and our lives to Jesus Christ as Savior of our souls and Lord of our lives. 

After that we willingly submit in love to the Christians who work with us in God's fields, field where humble works are vitally needed. Matthew 9:36-38 (36) "When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (37) Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. (38)Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

Let us be workers of the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ; sharing Him with everyone around us. And as we surrender ourselves to the work with which our God has laid on us, may we work with joy as we submit to one another in love. 

Ephesians 5:21 "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." And again in Galatians 5:17 "For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love." 

Philippians 2:3 "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves." 

Intelligent Worship -- Submit to God

 Intelligent Worship brings us into the presence of God through Submission to God. 

Part 12.

And now we come to the final installment of this series. That part which seems to keep a lot of folks from fully surrendering to God's will for their lives: letting go of self-will and submitting to God's will. But, really, once we have placed ourselves at His feet and received His mercy, there truly is no better place to be than in God's perfect will. 

It is a life that is lived in internal peace. Though the world fractures around us, though the enemies of the cross are many and threaten our lives, this peace that passes understanding can only be obtained through daily submission to the Word of God. 

You've heard the phrase, "It's my way or the highway"? Same concept applies here. In order to worship God and be in His presence, we must walk the narrow road, the old path, in order to walk with God and commune with Him. In other words, it's "His Way or the highway". Matthew 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

Submission to God leads to a thwarting of the devil's plans.

James 4:7

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Submission to God renders us His humble servants. 

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Submission to God means complete and absolute surrender to God's will for our lives.

Romans 12:1

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.

Submission to God is an intentional recognition that we do not belong to ourselves any more; now we belong to God.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Submission to God begins when we believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. 

Romans 10:9

That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him out from the dead, you will be saved. 

Submission to God removes anxiety and worry from a believer's heart. 

Matthew 6:25

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

James 4:14

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Every act of worship requires the worshiper to be a born-again believer. There's no getting around that one focal point. All I can say is, if you aren't, what are you waiting for? Hebrews 3 speaks over and over again on the urgency of the day, of to day, being our day of salvation. For tomorrow is not promised to anyone. To day could be your day of salvation. Why not make it so?