The Pain and Joy of Submission

Outside the 10 Commandments, I believe submission is the most important command God gave us. Because He repeated this  again and again throughout the Bible. I thought the worst sin a king committed in Israel was when David murdered Uriah, the husband, to take his wife Bathsheba in an act of adultery. But these were sins God eventually forgave. But when Saul did not submit to the instructions of Samuel, God removed him as king. In 1 Samuel 19, God said that insubordination is the same as idolatry, a sin that is very offensive to the Lord. Why do we struggle with submission? I am discovering the root of our struggle is our lack of faith. Simply put, faith is to trust and obey God. We have a hard time obeying this command when we believe that the leader He placed over us have flaws. When we do not submit, we are telling God that He is not in control and does not know how to choose the leaders we should follow.  Through this message,I hope you understand the blessings that will come to those who obey. May you live a blessed and fruitful life.

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