Savior & Lord?
Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Does this scripture only refer to our salvation? The second part makes it clear that there is no way to eternal life except through Jesus. Ephesians 2:8-9 make it equally clear that our salvation comes through grace and not anything that we have done, can do, or could ever do.
Recently, a friend and I were discussing how difficult life seemed for some people who have asked Jesus to be their Savior, and he asked, "do you suppose part of this is how we can have Jesus as our Savior, but not our Lord?" In the vastness of scripture there are many reasons for our struggles. Sometimes they can be trials from God, sometimes they are just the way the fall is affecting the world around us, and sometimes we bring it about. Could these be the times when Christ is our Savior, but we are not following Him as the truth and the life?
As I was pondering that more over the days that followed, I listened to a sermon in which our pastor was encouraging us to see what we had not fully submitted to Christ. The goal of our enemy has always been to get us to make anything, including ourselves, to be our lord. Where are your struggles? Have you gotten to the point where your lord has failed? Is it time to ask Jesus to be Lord over all… the truth and the life?
Luke 6:46 gives us the words of Jesus where he asks, “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?”
In John 8:31-32 He exclaims “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
His final words in Matthew (28:19-20), instruct us to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Claim Him as your Savior and let Him be your Lord!
Recently, a friend and I were discussing how difficult life seemed for some people who have asked Jesus to be their Savior, and he asked, "do you suppose part of this is how we can have Jesus as our Savior, but not our Lord?" In the vastness of scripture there are many reasons for our struggles. Sometimes they can be trials from God, sometimes they are just the way the fall is affecting the world around us, and sometimes we bring it about. Could these be the times when Christ is our Savior, but we are not following Him as the truth and the life?
As I was pondering that more over the days that followed, I listened to a sermon in which our pastor was encouraging us to see what we had not fully submitted to Christ. The goal of our enemy has always been to get us to make anything, including ourselves, to be our lord. Where are your struggles? Have you gotten to the point where your lord has failed? Is it time to ask Jesus to be Lord over all… the truth and the life?
Luke 6:46 gives us the words of Jesus where he asks, “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?”
In John 8:31-32 He exclaims “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
His final words in Matthew (28:19-20), instruct us to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Claim Him as your Savior and let Him be your Lord!
Posted in Discipleship, Jesus, Lord, Obedience
Posted in John 14:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Luke 6:46, John 8:31-32, 28:19-20
Posted in John 14:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Luke 6:46, John 8:31-32, 28:19-20
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