Submissive
Read 1 Peter 2.13-17
“.. submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men ..” (1 Pet.2.13)
This week’s Bible readings all centre around this theme of submission. It is always “for the Lord’s sake” that you submit, that is, as an expression of your submission to Jesus as Lord: note the balance – live in the freedom of Christ, but as a servant of God!
Submission is one of the core values of the kingdom of God, as evidenced in the ministry of Jesus: when and how did you submit your life to Jesus as Lord?
‘Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honour the king:’ which of these exhortations to submission do you find most difficult to follow?
Prayer: You have shown me, Lord Jesus, by Your life and by Your death, just what this submission means: help me daily to live in a way that is truly and fully submissive.