The word submit is translated from the Greek word hupotasso. The hupo means “under” and the tasso means “to arrange.” The word’s full meaning is “to obey, put under, be subject to, submit oneself unto, put in subjection under or be under obedience or obedient to.” Here are some scriptural examples.
“OBEY THOSE WHO RULE OVER YOU, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.” (Heb. 13:17) “Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—” (1 Pet. 2:13-15)
“Therefore, having a humble and submissive heart is a choice we make. That means as born-again believers we daily MAKE A CHOICE TO SUBMIT OURSELVES TO GOD for the work that the Holy Spirit does in us to “conform us to the image of Christ.” God will use the situations of our lives to bring us the opportunity to submit to Him” (Rom. 8:28-29). “And we know that in all things GOD WORKS FOR THE GOOD of those WHO LOVE HIM, who have been called according to His purpose. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son…” (Rom. 8:28-29)
-Bill Stockham