LORDSHIP

What does Lord mean? I am not asking what it means to you, but what does the word mean? Let's chat about this...LINK

Lord:

1. : one having power and authority over others: (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary)

To most people the term Lord, is just a religious term that Christians use to identify and "name" their God. It's what they "call" Him. This is true, but the term "Lord" is not a name, and is not some term of endearment used to identify our God. First, like the definition stated, the term "Lord" is a position or title, and not a proper name. We need to understand the term before we can associate how it is being used, right? 

The biggest problem is not so much the definition, but the proclamation. Christians proclaim Jesus as "Lord of Lords" and "King of Kings". Christians or followers of Christ also say that Jesus is the "Lord" of their life. By these proclamations Christians are saying that Jesus is the all powerful ruler over all things, period...Amen?!

So I have to ask you something about this term "Lord", when it comes to your personal Christianity and your profession of faith as a Christian(if you have made one). What "power" or "authority" does Jesus have over you? Or maybe the better question might be, "Where is the Lordship of Jesus evident in your life?" Well...

Do you know what a proclamation without proof is? Nothing, just like any number multiplied by zero equals zero. No wonder people look at so many Christians as hypocrites. We proclaim Jesus to claim His blessings, to be our Savior, and yet live a life with little to no difference to the life before the proclamation. And we wonder why no one comes to church when we invite them? Really??

Maybe most people struggle with Jesus as their Lord, because they have never submitted to having Jesus as their Lord. I ask you to re-think something: consider the words you are using to describe your Savior, and act on them. It is not about making Jesus your Lord and Savior...He already is. The only question is whether or not you have recognized it: SUBMIT to Jesus as our Lord and Savior, by recognizing who He is, and what He has already done...and give Him Lordship of your life. It is the way we make an invisible God visible to those who do not believe He exists.

...just sayin'

In His grip,

Pastor Pat