Is Jesus Lord of Your Life?

December 27


Is Jesus Lord of Your Life?

Many people will say that Jesus is Lord. But, will they say Jesus is Lord of their lives?

Luke 2:11 - "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

The Bible says Jesus is Lord. Christ comes from a Greek word, Christos, meaning Messiah. Jesus is Lord, Lord of all there is. Many people confess Jesus as Saviour, but they don't let Him in as Lord of their lives. If Jesus is not Lord of a person's life, He is not Saviour either. A person cannot have Jesus in name but not in Lordship.
Some say, "I will make Jesus Lord of my life." This is wrong. No one can make Jesus Lord. He already IS Lord. So, it is only for a person to accept that fact and let Jesus have complete control over his life. A person cannot have Jesus and still live as the world lives. That person is only fooling himself. If he won't let Jesus have control over his life, that person is not saved at all.
Man has always wanted to have control of his life. Adam ate of the forbidden fruit because of his self will. And man has always wanted to make his own decisions. But, when a person accepts Jesus as Savior, he accepts Him as Lord. And that is the last independent decision a man will ever make. From then on, it is Jesus who is making the decisions. God is in control. And if a person is not willing to give up this control, he cannot be saved.
Romans 14:9- A man cannot live unto himself and still be a child of God. In verse 7, we read, "For none of us live to himself, and no man dies to himself. For whether we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." And in verse 11, "For it is written, As I live says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and ever tongue shall confess to God (that Jesus is Lord)."

One day every person who has ever lived will confess that Jesus is Lord. Every knee will bow to Him. Those who live today as though there is no God, as though Jesus does not matter, will one day bow before Him and confess that He is Lord. This is a fact. No man shall escape this.
We must take ourselves off the throne of our lives and let Jesus have His rightful place. We must say with Paul, on the road to Damascus, "Lord, what would You have me to do?" Our lives are to please Jesus, to obey Him. It doesn't matter who we displease if we please the Lord. So, for then on, our service is simple. Each day we ask for guidance to live as He wants us to live. That is our reasonable service.

When we have Jesus as our Savior and Lord, it subdues Satan. Satan fears a godly Christian. We do not fear Satan, for He is a defeated foe. Jesus won victory over Him at Jesus' ressurection. Now, Satan has no power over a Christian unless that Christian won't give up his will and way to Jesus.

Some people say that Jesus wasn't really born of a virgin. But in Genesis when we read what God said about putting enmity between Satan and the woman, Genesis 3:14-15- "And the Lord God said unto the serpent, because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel."

A woman does not have a seed. Only the man has seed to reproduce. So, this passage speaks of the birth of Jesus from a virgin. This is the first indication of Jesus' virgin birth. It was given in the earliest part of the Bible. And it was then foreshadowed all through the Old Testament.

When Jesus came to earth, His work and sacrifice on the cross gave Satan a death blow. Now, Satan has no power over those who belong to God. He want to make them think he has power, but he has none. And we all need to remember this. When it is Jesus, Lord, God, the Holy Spirit making the decisions about our lives, Satan cannot touch us.

So, I leave you with this question, Is Jesus Lord of your life?

Sandy