JESUS IS LORD

 

JESUS IS LORD

Luke 20:41-21:28

It is popular to declare that Jesus is the Savior of the world. While He is, there so much more to Him than being our Savior. We do a disservice to others when we fail to declare Him as being Lord as well. The reason so many fail to mature in faith is because Jesus is not Lord of one’s life. Most are comfortable with knowing that their sins are forgiven, but few are comfortable with letting Jesus control their lives. Only when Jesus is Lord is victory over self and sin found.

In our text for today, Jesus is revealed as the Lord of David. Lord of the humble, and Lord of history. Jesus was born into the lineage of King David. He is the fulfilled of God’s promise to David that there would always be on sitting on his throne. David was declared to be a man after God’s own heart, in spite of his spiritual failures. Isn’t it great to know that we don’t have to be perfect in order for God to be pleased with us? We cannot excuse our sins, but when we live under the lordship of Christ, we are deemed to be righteous and holy before God. God always holds us accountable for sin, and when Jesus is Lord, we are convicted of them and repent.

Jesus is Lord of the humble. 46-21:4 We must always be aware of our tendency to become proud. Pride becomes the downfall of so many. We read through the Scriptures and this truth is made clear over and over again. We become proud of our accomplishments, our popularity, our wealth, our knowledge, our “spirituality”, etc. It’s such an easy thing to fall into. We must always let the Lord examine us and show us our areas of self-pride. The humble in heart do not flaunt what they do for others to see. 1,2 They do what they do whether anyone knows or cares about it. They do what they do out of love and obedience to Christ. 3-4

Jesus is Lord of history. 5-28 Whatever is in the world passes away. No matter how majestic things seem to be at the time, they pass away. No matter what happens in the world, they fade away into history. Nothing in this life is permanent. The only thing that surpasses time and remains the same is Jesus. Heb. 13:8 He always has been and always will be Lord. If you want to invest your life and efforts into something that you can always count on to remain the same, invest yourself in Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords for all time.