Thought of the Day June 1, 2020 Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord and Messiah. This
was the first message Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost. What does it mean
for Jesus to be Lord, to be our Lord? First of all, Jesus is the Lord of all
creation. As a created being, we belong to him. Paul says that we belong to the
Lord, whether we live or die. As Lord he gave us life and as Lord he can take
our life away.
Secondly, when Jesus died on the
cross for our sins, he became our justification and righteousness before the
Father. Being slaves of sin, we were set free at the cost of his shed blood.
We belong to the Lord by virtue of redemption. But we were still alienated from
God.
Thirdly, in the waters of Baptism
God adopted us as his sons or daughters and shared his own Divine Life. In this
regeneration we became a new creation. We now belong to the Lord in a life of
grace, sealed with the Holy Spirit. We live now, not we, but Christ Jesus in
us.
All this Jesus did for us out of
unconditional love independent of any response from us. What should our response be now? Only love responds to love.
Our love is expressed through obedience to his will for us. In obedience we
choose to witness him to others in the power of the Spirit. He is Lord and we
are his disciple/witnesses.
Jesus, I acknowledge and proclaim you as my personal Lord and Savior. I commit to you to live under your Lordship today.
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