SUBMISSION

The word 'submit' is defined as ... yielding or surrendering (oneself) to the will or authority of another. For the believer, it is placing everything under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. 

Those who share the Gospel with unbelievers often urge them to 'make Jesus Lord'. The phrase is misleading ... we do not 'make' Him Lord when we accept the gift of salvation. 

JESUS IS ALREADY LORD

He has been Lord from eternity past, the second Person of the Trinity, the Creator of the universe. At the appointed time, He came to this sin-laden world; humbled Himself and took on the form of man. He then suffered and died on Calvary's cross in order to redeem us ... 

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11

'Submission' is something we can only experience after we are saved by grace through faith. Surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ is an ongoing, moment-by-moment, all-encompassing spiritual journey ... a continual yielding of ourselves to His indwelling Spirit. 

Paul put it this way ... I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)

'Obedience' for which we cannot claim credit is the result of submission. When we stumble (by going our own way), His grace allows us to be restored ... If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Accept the gift of salvation, acknowledge Jesus Christ as the author and finisher of your faith, and submit to His Lordship.