SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL

SOLEMN WHISPER DEVOTIONAL

Tuesday, 1st September, 2020.

SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL

( Ps 40:8, Matt 26:42)

MEMORY VERSE: "I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” (Psalms 40:8 AMP)"

We learnt yesterday that submission is not always convenient, especially when one has his own will or desires. Also submission is a deliberate act and must be cultivated consciously and intentionally through the power of the Holy Spirit.

To submit to God is still to give up your will, desire, proposition and yield to His will. This entails trusting in God; "Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding." (Proverbs 3:5 AMP)

Submission goes beyond obedience. The statement of submission at all times will be "your will is my command" or better still, "you're right I'm wrong". In submission to God's will, your will becomes secondary and God's primary.

Submitting to God Is not bargaining with God. Jesus, our great example, said in Matthew 26:42, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” Even when it was unfavorable, He still took the cup; He submitted.

Submission to God's will is having faith in God. His plans are never to hurt us, even when it seems crude; we must have faith (Jeremiah 29:11). We must believe God has an exceedingly greater and better end for us.

Finally, in submitting to God, your brain does not play the role. You think differently from God, except He aligns your thought with His. Isaiah 55:8 makes that clear. You can never fathom out all of His thoughts and plans, and that's why submission is the only way to follow Jesus without reservations. At times, it may make no sense to us to only follow the leader (Christ) but just know that yours is to submit.

PRAYER: Help me get rid of my pride so that I may bring myself in subjection to your will at all times. Amen.

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Mokelu Rinnah.