It begins with God.
It always begins with God. God remains on His throne, crowned in His deity. Always. He is the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega. He is the Creator of the Universe and the Lover of our souls. He is God Almighty who craves to be our Father God. He is the great and everlasting I AM. Always and Forever. In His holiness, He desired relational connection with you and I despite our inherited humanity.
Enter Jesus Christ
Being equal with God He chose to humble himself. He took on the form of man, embraced a wooden cross, felt the sting of death, enclosed himself in separation from God Above, and sang a song of Victory over it all. Jesus Christ, the Creator of the universe and the Lover of our souls, chose submission to His Father so we in our humanity could have a relationship with God washed in Jesus’ holiness.
Enter man
Created in the image of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Perfectly designed by God in His image and for His glory. Chosen to be an Image bearer for the world around him. Created whole but missing a piece, for man couldn’t last a day without a woman.
Enter woman
Created in the image of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Perfectly designed by God in His image and for His glory. Chosen to be an Image bearer for the world around her. Created whole and for the fulfilling of the missing piece. For man can not exist without a woman.
The image of submission
As man and as woman we were designed to submit to Christ as Christ submitted to God, For God is the head of Christ and Christ is the head of man. We are given a choice to claim Christ for our salvation and to submit to Him in our faith.
As man and as woman, we were given additional positions as husband and wife. Not all mankind lives in this realm, but for those of us that do, we need to be extra mindful of the positions listed in 1 Corinthians 11: God, Christ, husband, wife.
~ Men and women need to stand in submission to Christ.
~ Wives need to stand in submission to their husbands.
~ Husbands need to stand in submission to Christ.
~ Submission is designed by God, demonstrated by Christ, and desired by God from all mankind, man and woman.
Submission is the very image we were created to display to the world around us.
“But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God,
– 1 Corinthians 11:3
*** Too often we cringe at the word submission. My prayer is that we will gaze into the face of God, set our eyes on Jesus Christ, and follow in His example of love. For His love is the truest definition of submission.
Learn more about true submission in The Beautiful Reward.
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