This text and title is a refrain that is made repeatedly through Ezekiel’s prophecies. What did it mean then and what does it mean now?
It meant that God’s judgment would surely come upon the nations such as Edom. It also meant that God’s judgment would come upon Israel for her sins. When judgment fell the people would know that God is the Lord, that He is in charge of history. He began history, and He will end it. Throughout the Bible, God’s actions among people revealed His Lordship. The Triune God is the Lord of all creation and of all history, and He wants us to know it. God acted in history to send His Son to live a perfect life and to offer Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. As we look back to what scholars call the “Christ event,” we see the hand of God at work and we can know that He is Lord. When Jesus heals the sick, calms the storms, feeds the hungry, raises the dead, etc. we know that He is the Lord. When Jesus breathes his last breath and says “It is finished” we know that He is the Lord. When Jesus comes out of the tomb three days later and is seen by His disciples and a multitude of other people, we know that He is the Lord. When He ascends to heaven and promises to return to get His people, we know that He is the Lord!!! We can take this text personally; in fact we should take it personally. We can know Jesus Christ as our own personal Savior. The world makes fun of our claim to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We should not hate the world for this as much as we should try to show them the love of Christ by the way we live. We are saved to win the world to Jesus and to let them know that He is the Lord our lives, and that they can also know Him as Lord. When Jesus saves us, we know that He is the Lord. Not everyone will know Jesus as their personal Savior, but there will come a time when the whole world will know that Jesus is Lord. This is a promise given in Philippians 2:9-11: “Wherefore God has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name that is above every name: 10. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in 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.” You can know personally know that Jesus is Lord by confessing your sins and inviting Jesus into your life. If you haven’t done it, this would be a good time to do it. Bro. Joe
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Kerry Walsh
7/25/2017 06:08:54 am
Just to let you know: the back-ordered book has arrived. I've used it already in preparation for Wednesday's message! Thank you. Regards, Bro. Kerry.
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