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SUBMIT

Text:1 Peter 5:5

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for   God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."

The scripture is very clear about respect for and submission to elders. While many culture and moral standards also teach that the younger people submit to elders, it's becoming crystal clear that this present younger generation has not given much attention to submission. 

While the Lord instructed that the younger ones should submit to the elders, He also taught that we all should submit one to another.
 *Submission is a product of humility.* If a person is not humble he cannot submit to another- and when a congregation or an assembly is not humble, submission to one another cannot be realized.

God would have you submit to Him, the younger ones to the elders, the wife to the husband, the church members to their pastor/elder, the citizens to the government, and to one another. (Ephesians 5:21,22, Hebrews 13:17, 1 Peter 2:13).

It is however sad to know that no one wants to submit. The reason being that; no one wants to *subject* himself  to another person. As a believer, it is very important for you to know that submission is the standard among the trinity and the angelic beings. It is the devil that perverted submission and turned it into pride. *Whenever or wherever you are not seeing submission to one another, then pride is at work.* 

Don't allow the devil  make you feel that you are better than anyone. Always stay humble through submission. The very interesting part of our study is that the scripture made it very clear that we should submit one to another. 

It is by submission to the will of the Father that made Jesus come to this world, and it is by submission to the Father God that Jesus died for us on the cross, and It is by submission the Holy Spirit came. 

 *Submission, Humility and contrite heart are the way to the very top in the kingdom.* 
May you always  find grace to submit yourself to God's will at all times.

*BIBLE READING* : 

 1 Peter 3:5-9

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

Father, please, help me to always humble myself. 

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