Submit To Authority

Submit To Authority

Hebrews 13: 1-25 

"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls, as those who must give an account." (verse 17a) 

In today's world is not easy finding people who have the spirit of submission, otherwise a lot of people who have the spirit of rebellion. Revolting means not subject to the authority, which it will inevitably lead to conflict, be it conflict among members in a family, organization, community or even a country. 

Today's word of the Lord reminded that every believer has the spirit of submission. The word obey in the above verse means adjusting according to the original text, succumb and obey. While the word submissive means subservient to authority. 

God wants every believer has the spirit of submission. Subject to whom? Submit to God and also subject to our spiritual leaders. Not a few Christians who are not subject to the spiritual, they even like to criticize, discuss the weaknesses and shortcomings, and underestimated. 

In Numbers 12: 1-6 tells how Miriam and Aaron rebelled against Moses. Broadly speaking family, Miriam is the sister of Aaron and Moses, while Moses is the smallest brother. But in the presence of God, the order is the authority of Moses, Aaron and Miriam. So Moses is the highest authority. Because it does not submit to authority, Miriam must suffer the consequences, he "... was leprous, white as snow." (Numbers 12: 10a). 

Signs that a person in the Holy Spirit is the spirit of submission to: subject children to parents, wives submit to husbands, we are subject to the spiritual leader, spiritual leaders are subject to the shepherds and so on. Moses, who previously was a loud and angry, but after experiencing the process of submission to the Lord in the wilderness of Midian for 40 years, became ".... a soft heart, over every human being on the face of the earth." (Numbers 12: 3). 

The Lord Jesus is the ultimate example in submission, he submits to the will of the Father, even "...... in a state like a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross". (Philippians 2: 8) 

WITHOUT SUBMISSION, THE EYES OF THE LORD OUR QUALITY IS NOT PERSONAL !!!! 

Samuel Darmanto
Adapted from: Our Daily Bread Living Water