"During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered..."
Hebrews 5:7-8
Submission is a hard word to swallow and even harder to do. Everything in our nature is selfish. We want to do things our way. We want this and we want that. We want to plan our lives around our dreams. We want to satisfy our desires. We want. We want. We want. Then, when we don't receive what we want, we complain and we grow bitter and resentful. We become full of disappointment and discontentment. We challenge God with "why" questions, and we begin to distrust Him. As a result, a rift begins to grow in our relationship with God. I should know. I've done this, but I also know now that through submission I can restore the rifted relationship.
Submission is pushing the selfish nature aside and doing the will of God. Even Jesus, Son of God, submitted. He also offered up prayers through the suffering, and selflessness is a form of suffering because you have to go against your nature, which means you may have to go against what you want. However, complete submission is complete access to God. It connects us directly to Him. He honors those who are in submission to Him. So, let us submit to the one true God and receive with gladness His outreached hand.
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