[The Glory Unveiled]
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: [ Genesis 19:18 KJV ]
The Hebrew concept of Lord means “master, controller, owner.” If someone is Lord over you, it means they own you. They decide and dictate what you do and how you do it. Where there is Lord, the subject or servant has only one responsibility, to obey. When we come under the lordship of Jesus, we are declaring that we have relinquished our rights and freedom to Him. It means our lives will be controlled and micromanaged by Him. Our lives become a shadow of His life. Unfortunately, many of us who claim to have Jesus as our Lord are not subjected to Him wholly. As such it is very confusing who truly has the Lord Jesus as their Lord. This is why the Lord Jesus says on that day, many will call Him Lord, Lord but He will tell them to go away from Him, for He does not know them. (Matthew 7:22; Luke 13:25). Lot and Peter, seem to have one thing in common; their inability to firmly take a stance; they are both not assertive. We could tell from Lot’s inability to take a firm position against the homosexuals of Sodom (see Genesis 19:7-8) and Peter’s inability to side with the Gentiles in the face of his fellow Jews (see Galatians 2:11-13). And then, they also have the “Not so, Lord” statement in common.(Genesis 19:18 for Lot and Acts 10:14 for Peter). Anyone who accepts Jesus as their Lord must submit to Him in all things. If Jesus is not Lord of all things in our lives, then He is not our Lord at all. “Not so, Lord” is not a language a person who has Jesus as their Lord speaks. The only language a person who has the Lord Jesus as their Saviour and Lord speaks is, “Yes Lord.”
Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, thank you for being my Lord. Help me to always say “yes” to you. Change my language and change my attitude towards you, in Jesus’ name.
Wisdom_Quote: Jesus is Lord of all things or He is not Lord at all.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.