And Jesus cried out again with a loud [agonized] voice, and gave up His spirit [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan]. And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart. Matthew 27v50-51

What an example to live by. Yes, you may say this was Jesus, however, while he lived on the earth, even though he was the son of God, he lived like you and I, in a body and subject to everything we are subject to. The bible says he was obedient unto death and he learnt obedience through the things he suffered.

If Jesus suffered, do you think we will just live a life of peace and freedom. No, we will endure many things but in submitting, we will enjoy the glory of our Father here on earth.

No pain, no gain. The only reason we suffer so many things, is because our old way of life trained us in the world system. The Holy Spirit is now training us in the word/spirit system. It is painful but glorious. How will we reign in the heavenlies if our nature has never been changed. We have to submit our nature to God each and every day and ask him to help us get rid of this world’s way of thinking into God’s way of thinking to get God results. Submit and see the results. The Holy Spirit is waiting on us.

CONFESSION/PRAYER

Holy Spirit come and have your way in me. I submit to you each and every day.

The areas I have not submitted to you, please be patient with me, I am yielding them to you to transform me into the person God has called me to be. The old life has gone, I am not a new creation in Christ Jesus.