Therefore, submit, conform, humble, obey, and offer.
While exercising this morning, the Lord impressed me to run through my mind many of the essentials we must follow as Christ followers.
Some of the passages included:
If anyone would come after me, HE MUST DENY HIMSELF...
Luke 9:23
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, TO OFFER YOUR BODIES AS LIVING SACRIFICES...
Romans 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, LET US THROW OFF EVERYTHING THAT HINDERS….
Hebrews 12:1
SUBMIT YOURSELVES, then, to God.
James 4:7
HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10
Returning to my study I was reminded that the Christian life is not a passive life. We cannot remain static and run with God. The Christian life is proactive. To be proactive we must submit, obey, yield and humble ourselves before the Lord each day.
We do these things daily before God because God commands us to do so. We also implement these disciplines daily to aggressively crucify our sinful behavior. The root cause to our shared problem is PRIDE. Pride is the primary force behind our sinful bent. Our pride is also what precludes us from submitting to the Lord.
Three times the Scripture says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5; James 4:6). In two of those passages, the Holy Spirit follows that truth with this command: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time (1 Peter 5:6) and Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up (James 4:10).
The secret to the abundant life in Christ is humility. The secret to the rich life in Christ is brokenness. The secret to the dynamic life in Christ is meekness.
That is why the Bible says,
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psalm 18:25-27
That is why the Bible teaches,
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
That is also why the Bible says,
And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Daniel 4:37b
Remember, GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. Therefore, submit, conform, humble, obey, and offer.
Some of the passages included:
If anyone would come after me, HE MUST DENY HIMSELF...
Luke 9:23
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, TO OFFER YOUR BODIES AS LIVING SACRIFICES...
Romans 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, LET US THROW OFF EVERYTHING THAT HINDERS….
Hebrews 12:1
SUBMIT YOURSELVES, then, to God.
James 4:7
HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, and he will lift you up.
James 4:10
Returning to my study I was reminded that the Christian life is not a passive life. We cannot remain static and run with God. The Christian life is proactive. To be proactive we must submit, obey, yield and humble ourselves before the Lord each day.
We do these things daily before God because God commands us to do so. We also implement these disciplines daily to aggressively crucify our sinful behavior. The root cause to our shared problem is PRIDE. Pride is the primary force behind our sinful bent. Our pride is also what precludes us from submitting to the Lord.
Three times the Scripture says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (Proverbs 3:34; 1 Peter 5:5; James 4:6). In two of those passages, the Holy Spirit follows that truth with this command: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time (1 Peter 5:6) and Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up (James 4:10).
The secret to the abundant life in Christ is humility. The secret to the rich life in Christ is brokenness. The secret to the dynamic life in Christ is meekness.
That is why the Bible says,
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psalm 18:25-27
That is why the Bible teaches,
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
That is also why the Bible says,
And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
Daniel 4:37b
Remember, GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. Therefore, submit, conform, humble, obey, and offer.
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