Genesis 16 “Submit thyself”
“And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.” (v. 9)
Man seems to disbelieve God, so we think we have to help Him fulfil His promise (v. 2). I assure you God does not need our help, many problems are caused by us trying to interfere with the workings of God in lives of others. Disbelief always leads to disaster. There is a principle taught here though that you hardly ever hear from the pulpits today, it is seen in the words “submit thyself,” in v. 9 of this chapter.
The best way to handle authority is to submit to it. (Seen in Eccl. 10:4). Our children submit to us, and we are pleased when they do. We try harder to please them when they please us. The same with our wives, they submit to us, and we give them the desires of their hearts. Submitting to authority is the best way to get it working for you. It is the same with our Lord, when we submit, He blesses us more. Submission works wonders! This is taught in 1 Peter 5:5 concerning children, but the principle is for us all. If you can’t submit to authority now, how are you going to submit to Christ’s authority when the time comes to do so? Furthermore, if us men cannot submit to the authorities in our lives, how can we expect our wives to submit to us? God wants submission; resistance is rebellion. 1 Peter 4:14 teaches us that if we are reproached for that which we did not do, “The Spirit of God and of glory is is upon us”. Do you crave this Spirit? Simply submit, don’t fight the authorities in your life.
We are all under authority of some sort, our entire lives are under authority; God Humself has ordained authority and given it to us for iour good. Are we going to allow it to work for us, or fight against it? Think about it, brethren. At work, we are under the authority of a boss, whether we work for ourselves, or for others, we must answer to someone; in civil duties, we are under the authority of magistrates, police, etc., and there are many other “authorities” in our life; how are we at submitting?
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