100 Bible Verses About Submission to God
Bible verses about Submission to God
Delve into the heart of submission to God through the timeless wisdom of scripture. Understanding this vital principle unlocks a deeper relationship with the Divine, fostering trust, obedience, and peace that surpasses understanding. Explore verses that illuminate the path of surrender, revealing how yielding our will to God's perfect plan leads to true freedom and purpose. Discover the transformative power of humbling ourselves before Him, allowing His grace to guide our steps and His love to permeate every aspect of our lives. Embrace the journey of submission, and find solace and strength in His unwavering presence.
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Joshua 3:3 (KJV)
And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
Surrender to God: Exploring Bible Verses on Submission
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
And Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.
And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.
We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the Lord.
Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.
And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord.
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.
Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
Which the Lord commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the Lord our God.
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.
And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.
And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,
But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Ultimately, these verses paint a clear picture: submission to God is not about blind obedience, but a deliberate act of trust, recognizing His sovereignty and loving guidance. It's about aligning our will with His perfect will, understanding that His plans for us exceed our own limited perspectives. Through humility, prayer, and consistent study of His word, we can cultivate a heart receptive to His leading. Reflect upon these scriptures, and consider how you can more fully surrender your life to God. Embrace the peace and freedom that come from releasing control and trusting in His unwavering faithfulness. By submitting to God, we open ourselves to His transformative power, allowing Him to shape us into the people He created us to be and fulfilling His ultimate purpose for our lives.