Acts 2:36

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ–this Jesus whom you crucified.”

     In America’s society, the idea of lordship is often loss. Thanks to the constitution, our form of government, and the Bill of Rights, we have a lot more freedom than has often time been afforded in other cultures. Take Esther for example. She was made Queen. Yet she feared going before the King, because if he did not want to see her, she might very well be executed on the spot (Esther 4:11). Thankfully today we do not live in such a society.

     However, because of our decentralized government system, we can miss the implication of having Jesus as our Lord. It would be easy for us to think of Lord has a title or an inheritance, with no real authority behind it. To view Jesus in this way would be a mistake. Being Lord means to be the ruler, and to have ultimate say. There is no court of appeals, no amendments to be made to His word. Instead, He determines what the laws are. He determines what is right and what is wrong. And all who are in His kingdom need to abide by that.

     This means that when the Lord tells us to do something, we do it. We do not impose our will on Him. Instead, we need to submit ourselves to Him fully. Our attitude should be that of a lowly servant to his king. No matter how foolish or annoying the request might be, the servant obeys. Knowing that our God has all knowledge we should be all the more willing to obey all that He commands. And if the commands seem tiresome or frustrating, we must remember that we serve a benevolent master. While His word is final, it is for our benefit. Finally, while we need to obey our master out of an understanding of His position, it wonderful to know that our Lord will reward us for faithful service.

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ–this Jesus whom you crucified.”