Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Wisdom's Words: Submission

"To submit to God is to give up ourselves to be governed by his will and pleasure, our thoughts, our counsels, our affections, our actions must be guided according to the strict rules of His Word…Are we willing to give ourselves up to his will without reservation?

It involves handing ourselves over to the disposal of God’s providence…Discontent is clearly rebellion; we want our will done, and not God’s.  When we complain, God and we contend; his will must be done to us as well as by us.

The nobleness of surrender.  Submission seems base, but to God it is noble…There is no baseness in the act, but there is much glory in the reward."
(Thomas Matton)

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