Who Must I Submit to? -7/6/08pm

I am a slave. So are you. Every person currently living on this planet, every person who has ever lived on this planet, and every person that will live on this planet is, was, or will be a slave. You will never not be a slave. You cannot avoid slavery. However, we do have a choice in who we have as a master. Who will we be a slave for?

Romans 6:12-23 Slave to sin or righteousness
Vs 12-14 Do not let sin be your ruler
Vs 15-18 2 Choices only
Vs 19-20 We can only serve one of the 2 choices
Vs 21-23 There are consequences of whom we choose

Matthew 6:19-24 Serve God or wealth
Joshua 24:14-15 Choose who you will follow
Revelation 21:1-8 God on throne in Heaven
If we are not His servants on earth, how can we expect to be for eternity?
Matthew 11:28-39 Yoke is easy, burden is light

It should be an easy choice of who to serve. So now, of course, the question is, how do we serve? Through service and submission to others:

Submission…

…in the Family:
Colossians 3:18-21
Ephesians 5:22-6:4
1 Peter 3:1-7
Luke 2:51

…at Work:
1 Peter 2:18-22,
Colossians 3:22-25
Ephesians 6:5-9
Philemon 8-16

…to Rulers:
1 Peter 2:13-17
Romans 13:1-7
Matthew 22:15-22

…to Others:
1 Corinthians 14:33-35
1 Peter 5:5-7
1 Corinthians 16:15-16
Ephesians 5:21
1 Timothy 2:11-12

…to Elders:
Hebrews 13:17
1 Peter 5:1-3

…to the Word:
Romans 8:5-8
John 14:23
Matthew 28:18-28
James 1:22,
Hebrews 2:5-8

…to God:
James 4:4-10
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Hebrews 12:9
1 John 5:3,
Romans 6:16-18

Hebrews 11
All examples of those were accounted faithful and righteous through submission and service
Vs 17-19 Isaac’s submission

John 13:1-17 Jesus washes he disciples’ feet

Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus is our example to follow
All will bend knee. You WILL submit to Him. Will it be too late to serve Him, for us? Or will we be ready?