Your submission to God gives you spiritual strength and authority. Take on the yoke of Jesus.

“Therefore submit [hupotasso] to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” (Jm 4:7)

“Take [airo] My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly [tapeinos] in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matt 11:29)

“Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2Cor 12:9)

“Humble [tapeinoo] yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” (Jm 4:10)

“Therefore humble [tapeinoo] yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time” (1Pet 5:6)

“Therefore, just as the church is subject [hupotasso] to Christ” (Eph 5:24)

“And He put [hupotasso] all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church” (Eph 1:22)

“submitting [hupotasso] to one another in the fear of God.” (Eph 5:21)

“Let every soul be subject [hupotasso] to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” (Rom 13:1)

“Remind them to be subject [hupotasso] to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work” (Tit 3:1)

“Therefore submit [hupotasso] yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme” (1Pet 2:13)

“Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject [hupotasso] to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” (Lk 10:20)

“through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject [hupotasso] to Him.” (1Pet 3:21,22)

“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility [tapeinophrosune], meekness, longsuffering” (Col 3:12)

“Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility [tapeinophrosune]” (1Pet 5:5)

Reading: Jm 2-4; Matt 26