Submission To The Spirit!
"Be filled with the Spirit…
submitting to one another
in the fear of God."
Ephesians 5: 18, 21
Ephesians 5 is the Bible’s definitive passage about
being filled with the Holy Spirit. When we are filled
with the Spirit, we find ourselves more willing to
be
submissive to others. Christ submitted to His
Father’s will, though both were equally divine.
Paul applied this truth to marriage in Ephesians 5.
With women, submission results in respect, as every
man needs someone to respect him. With
men,
submission results in a deep love for their wives.
That’s why the last verse of Ephesians 5 says,
“Let each one of you in particular so love his
own wife as himself, and let the wife see that
she respects her husband” (verse 33).
When submission is understood from God’s perspective,
it’s embraced as evidence of strength and godliness.
The
truth is, we all need love and respect; that means we all
love and respect one another.
Ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit
and help you with His great qualities
of humility and
submission.
"I must learn that the purpose
of my life belongs to God,
not me."
Oswald Chambers
