REVIVAL - 2

I Peter 5: 5, 6

In like manner, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility; for GOD resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of GOD, that He may exalt you in due time.

SUBMIT; BE SUBJECT; HUMBLE

This is a powerful lesson for this time in the world; it is indeed counter-cultural. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD, thy GOD, giveth thee" this is the 5th Commandment  and the first commandment with promise. So, when it says, "submit yourselves unto the elder" it means to "honor" your elders. 

To "be subject one to another", means the same as "submit", it means to honor. In this case, it means to honor one another; clothed in humility. Each person is made in the image of GOD and therefore, deserves the respect due that image. The whole duty of man is to fear GOD and walk humbly before Him and others. Pride will not call on the name of JESUS; JESUS is meek and lowly of Heart. Pride will not bend the knee.

The first place of humility is to submit "under the mighty hand of GOD"; this is the best definition of the fear of the LORD. Love will cause us to submit one to another; when you love, you honor the other. Humility is the willing submission to the lowest place, trusting that the LORD will raise you up in due time. The humble will be raised up; the prideful will be brought low.

HUMBLE YOURSELVES IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, AND HE WILL RAISE YOU UP.