Jesus is Lord | Jan. 28th

“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so 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

   Beloved, we often tell people to make Jesus the Lord of their lives, urging more commitment. Yet, the truth is that Jesus is already Lord of all. Our urging cannot add to His Lordship; He reigns regardless of our response.

  Our faith does not make Him more or less Lord. Jesus is Lord, reigning over all things, regardless of our belief. Trusting Christ acknowledges His Lordship but does not change it; He is highly exalted.

  Faith enables us to recognize and trust in the reality of who Christ is, Lord. Through faith, we humbly submit ourselves and bow our knees in dependence on Him. We do not elevate Christ or crown Him by believing; rather, faith is our means to accept and rest in His Lordship, which exists regardless of our response. When we try to make Jesus Lord of our lives through our actions, we end up questioning whether we have surrendered enough or are we doing enough, shifting the focus from who Jesus is and what He has done to our efforts. True peace is found in acknowledging His Lordship by faith, not in what we achieve.

   Faith simply acknowledges who Christ is and trusts in Him. Because He is Lord, faith rests in the assurance that He alone is able to save and keep us, no matter how weak our faith may be. Faith does not establish His Lordship but enables us to rely on it.

In Christ Alone.

Pastor Wight