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James 4:7-8 (KJV)
7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Today's T.O.D. was contributed by guest Blogger, Marshanette B., an undergraduate student in a rigorous program in Providence, Rhode Island. Marshanette dedicated her life to Jesus Christ, was baptized in Jesus' name and has been Holy Ghost filled for 11 years. Marshanette has made herself available for the LORD's use and today's T.O.D. is a blessing that has pricked my heart. This is truly a Word from God. .jpg)
Inspiration:As I was praying, God pressed upon me the importance of wisdom and seeking spiritual guidance BEFORE we do ANYTHING. I was asking God what to do, AFTER I couldn’t decide, but I needed to take it a step further.
We cannot
receive proper spiritual guidance unless we are in submission to the One we
seek guidance from (Jesus). What good is advice if we do not communicate with and respect the
adviser?
Submit- (verb) to yield oneself to the power or authority of another; to defer to another's judgment
Naturally, we all have goals for our lives,
but how
often do we really stop and consider what God wants for us? Oftentimes
we say "I want to be in God's
will" or "if it is in His
will" but have we taken the time to ask God exactly what His will for our life is? Are we prepared to accept the
answer He gives us?
The
ultimate step in serving God is recognizing the futility of our existence
without Him.
If we recognize God as the sovereign,
almighty, and in total control, then it is necessary to SUBMIT ourselves to Him.
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This
submission should also extend to people
who have authority over us. The
bible calls for wives to submit to their husbands (Ephesians 5:22, Colossians3:18), children to submit to their parents ( Ephesians 6:1, Colossians 3:20)
and for slaves to submit to masters (employees to employers ; Colossians 3:22).
A
person who doesn't submit to earthly authority, cannot fully submit to God.
True
and total submission is no easy feat.
It may seem that we ask God for things and He
does not grant them, but in truth, He restricts certain things for a reason. Any good parent
would refuse their child something that would ultimately cause them harm , our heavenly Father does this as well. Just because we don't get what we want, this doesn't mean that we do not get what we need. This also doesn't mean that we should operate double-mindedly, going against God in order to get what we want.
If we take the time to know what God wants
from us and be humble enough to follow His lead, we would avoid asking and receiving many
things that are potentially harmful to us.
Everything
we do has spiritual implications and those implications must be at the
forefront of our minds when we are making decisions.
Remember,
submission does not make you weak; it is actually a demonstration of power that
makes you wise!
TASK OF THE DAY 11:
Learn submission and practice
it, today! Respect authority, remain patient in
persecution, be instant in prayer, take instruction and be humble. Take
opportunities today to submit at work, at school, in the home and with your
church family. Most importantly, be in submissive to God. Pray and ask God about
His will concerning you and pray that you have a mind and heart to ACCEPT it, no matter the cost. The acceptance of His will for your life is
where true submission really comes in.
"And
he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed
saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not
my will but thine, be done." Luke
22:41-42 (KJV)
Consider, even though Jesus
Christ was more powerful than His captures, He still chose to submit to them so
that we may have life more abundantly.
#T.O.D.for God#BetterLover
It's easy to say that we are submitting to God but recently God has pressed the ideaof full submission to His will and way. Through prayer I learned that it all began in childhood with the absence of my father. God kept reminding me over and over that although my natural father wasn't there, He was there the whole time! God is so faithful! If we hid under the shadow of His wings and submit to Him, then He is able to mold us..into what we were destined to be instead of a product of our environment. This truly blessed me!
ReplyDelete"If we submit to Him, then He is able to mold us into what we were destined to be instead of a product of our environment.".... WOW.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't even considered how the role of my upbringing may contribute to where I am on the "submission" spectrum.
****Goes in prayer closet to meditate on this pearl****
May God Bless you, Wendy!
#T.O.D.forGod
Wow, I am in tears right now at the fact that God is sending confirmation, revelation and unity from every direction in my life. Just last night I was thinking about my present relationship with the Lord and the places where I need improvement are related to thought processes that developed in my upbringing that don't really match living to love God. I also recently posted a praise about the liberty of salvation and being happy that I have the choice not to be what I have been through. God is so amazing. All glory and honor belongs to Him.
ReplyDeletePredicaaaarrr hermana!!!!!!!
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