Posts Tagged ‘ Submit ’
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being
Ephesians 3:16, ESV
God has offered through His Son all grace, love, and forgiveness of sins, and is thusly worthy of all honor and praise.
God has offered through His Holy Spirit to boldly share that grace, love, and salvation with this world to His glory.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
When we submit ourselves to the will of God, the Holy Spirit empowers us to fully resist the devil, God Himself rebuking Satan with His own Word and power.
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
Psalm 77:11-12, ESV
We are pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things, wanting to do whateverwe want.
Except when we consider that there is God, who created everything, including us to whom He gave His likeness.
And then, in the midst of our sin and rebellion against Him, He came to us to redeem us.
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13, ESV
We want to do things on our own, but the things of life are meaningless apart from God. When we submit to the Holy Spirit to helps act and be more Christ-like, we find our true purpose and meaning in life.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
God is our defender, having crushed Satan’s head through the cross.
Let us draw closely to God, submitting to His sovereignty and might, and He will drive the Devil away.
If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
Deuteronomy 30:16, ESV
The commands we obey are summarized in loving God, loving people, and loving the Church.
Our Promised Land is eternity with Christ.
Possess eternity through faith in Christ.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27, ESV
God made us, so He absolutely has the right to set the standard, tell us what is best for us, and how we ought to live.
We should listen and obey our Creator and love Him for loving us so much.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you
1 Peter 5:6, ESV
Our Great Shepherd will give us a crown of glory (eternal life in glorified bodies) for humbly serving Him.
Do not demand authority or expect earthly rewards in this life. Merely lead others to the Shepherd King, Jesus, as a willing servant.
Commit your way to the Lord , Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
Psalms 37:5, NASB
This is not simply a “Lord, bless what I am doing” thing. Our desires and plans should be aligning with God’s. As our wills align, He will do it, because it is already His will.
a simple man of God 