The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in Luke 6:46,
"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"
What a question! For me, it is fraught with opportunity for much reflection. Either Jesus Christ is my Lord or he isn't. What I chose to think, do and say reveals the truth of the matter for me. Here, within his question, Jesus points to the reality that I can call him my Lord but that doesn't necessarily make it so. What I do establishes his lordship in my life.
There will come a day when the Lordship of Jesus Christ will be recognized by all, a time when there will be no choice in the matter. "Therefore God exalted him [Christ Jesus] to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11.
Until that time, in this life, we are given the freedom to chose whether to make him Lord in our lives. His question requires that premise. So, I need ask myself, do the choices I make reflect his lordship in my life? Another companion question can certainly be, do I love Jesus Christ?
I'd like to think I can look ahead and focus on the future but the reality of my love of the Lord and my recognition of his lordship within my life is not found in the future, it exists in the present and is confirmed by what I did yesterday, last week and last month.
There are a lot of religious people. They abound with all the things that attend adherence to the denominations and churches they participate in. The question I have for myself is, Do I embrace Jesus Christ as my Lord? Do I love him? In what ways has that been manifested in the things I think, do and say?
Frankly, I care little for the trappings of what many churches have to offer, together with the judgmental do-gooders. My concern is how I am reflecting my subordination to the lordship of Jesus Christ in my life and the ways I manifest my love for him.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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