“Wherefore God has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name. 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in the earth, and things under the earth. 11. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Jesus Christ has been declared as Lord, meaning that we must recognize Him as master of our lives. By means of the following acrostic, I want to share with you what I think this means to us, and why His lordship will make a difference in our lives. L – Love…. According to John 3:16, Jesus came to earth because of God’s great love for us. Jesus illustrated that love by the way He lived His life. The four gospels reveal to us His love as He went about teaching, preaching and healing. He always had time for the sick who came to Him. Being the Lord of life, one would think that He would live the life of a rich man, but He spent a lot of His time among the sick and lowly, showing them the love of God. Finally, He revealed His great love by dying as a sacrifice for our sins, so that we could be saved. The Lord Jesus does not just love generally; rather, He loves you! O – Omnipotent – (We could also add omnipresent and omniscient.) “Omni” means “all.” This means that Jesus is all powerful, all seeing and all knowing. Jesus demonstrated His omnipotence by walking on water, turning water into wine, feeding multitudes with a few loaves of bread and fish, stilling a storm on the Sea of Galilee with just a word. He is omnipotent, all present and all knowing in our lives as well. Jesus either is, or wants to be the Lord of your life. R – Regal – Jesus lived a humble life on earth, but ultimately He is called “the King of kings and the Lord of lords.” Here is what Paul wrote Timothy concerning the regal Lord: “Which in His times (Jesus) will show, who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. Who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen” (1 Timothy 6:15-16) D – Disciplinarian – Hebrews 12:7: “For whom the Lord loves He chastens and scourges every son whom He receives.” This seems harsh, but it is not, because it is out of love that Jesus chastens, or disciplines us. It might not seem so as we endure His discipline, but when we look back on it, we know that it was for our good. I have not just read about this, I have experienced His discipline, and each time I learned more about His love for me. Jesus wants to be your Lord and all that this entails for your life. If Jesus is your Lord, praise Him for His Lordship in your life. Bro. Joe
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