Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 25, 2007 6:13:56 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Luke 1:38
"I am the Lord's servant,"
Mary
answered. "May it be to me as you have
said." Then
the angel left her. (NIV)
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Thoughts
Submission: a concept with which many of
us struggle--submission to God, our
spouses, the
government, the church. In the wild, we
see submission happen
every day. Cub bears or lions submit to
their mamas;
fawns submit to the does; calves to the
cow elk. They
submit or they die. But with us humans,
submission
is a major issue. Paul wrote words
regarding
submission that have fueled debate
between men
and women for ages. Submission to
God's ways is
called obedience and it proves our love for
Him. But
many have hardened their hearts and have
said, "No" to
God; they will not submit to Him. They are
hell bent,
literally, on earning salvation their own way
instead of accepting God's free gift. The
interesting
thing: what we see in nature, submission
or death,
is the same between men and God. We
either submit to
Him, or we die.
Mary set the
example when she said,
"Yes" to God. We remember her,
perhaps more than
any other woman in history, because of this
one
simple act of submission, this one simple
act of
unconditional love and obedience to
God. (CS)
Action Point
Merry Christmas. May you submit to God
this
Christmas day and give your heart to Him
in obedience
as Mary did
so many years ago.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Submission to nature is not an option.
When the
weather turns off bad, you will submit or
die.
Be
prepared for what the weather is, but
always
plan for
what it can be.
A Blessed and Merry CHRISTmas to all our
Members!
Sportsmen's Devotional Team
Luke 1:38
"I am the Lord's servant,"
Mary
answered. "May it be to me as you have
said." Then
the angel left her. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
Submission: a concept with which many of
us struggle--submission to God, our
spouses, the
government, the church. In the wild, we
see submission happen
every day. Cub bears or lions submit to
their mamas;
fawns submit to the does; calves to the
cow elk. They
submit or they die. But with us humans,
submission
is a major issue. Paul wrote words
regarding
submission that have fueled debate
between men
and women for ages. Submission to
God's ways is
called obedience and it proves our love for
Him. But
many have hardened their hearts and have
said, "No" to
God; they will not submit to Him. They are
hell bent,
literally, on earning salvation their own way
instead of accepting God's free gift. The
interesting
thing: what we see in nature, submission
or death,
is the same between men and God. We
either submit to
Him, or we die.
Mary set the
example when she said,
"Yes" to God. We remember her,
perhaps more than
any other woman in history, because of this
one
simple act of submission, this one simple
act of
unconditional love and obedience to
God. (CS)
Action Point
Merry Christmas. May you submit to God
this
Christmas day and give your heart to Him
in obedience
as Mary did
so many years ago.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Submission to nature is not an option.
When the
weather turns off bad, you will submit or
die.
Be
prepared for what the weather is, but
always
plan for
what it can be.
A Blessed and Merry CHRISTmas to all our
Members!
Sportsmen's Devotional Team