Settled Submission

“Forever, O LORD, Thy word is settled in heaven… Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to Thine ordinances: for all are thy servants” (Psalm 119:89-91).  “Who hath established all the ends of the earth?  What is His name, and what is his Son's name, if thou canst tell?  Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him” (Proverbs 30:4,5).  “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.  Submit yourselves therefore to God… Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you… Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up” (James 4:6-10). 

God’s Word has been settled forever

In heaven and all of creation,  

Yet rebels who think they are clever

Are blinded by self-exaltation.

How strangely it hasn’t occurred

To those who are blinded by pride

That God has established His Word

In visible Laws that abide. 

How sadly they don’t see the cost

For turning away from the Lord,

For all who resist Him are lost,

Since grace, by their choice, is ignored.

The souls of all rebels are cherished,

For Christ laid His life down for them.

God grieves for the soul that has perished

That justice must rightly condemn. 

But God will give grace to the soul

Who humbles himself in His sight,

Extending salvation so full

That sin stains are purged and made white!

O Lord, in the midst of this strife,

We still see Your labor of love,

For so You have laid down Your life,

To fit souls for heaven above. 

Lord, settle our hearts with submission

To long after souls as You do,

That they may be saved from perdition

And find their salvation in You.