Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee would bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11)
Far too many have removed Jesus from the throne of their lives. Yes, they love Jesus. Yes, they proclaim the name of Jesus. Yes, they serve Jesus. Yes, they pray to Jesus. But they see Jesus more as their colleague – someone who is on equal footing as they live out their faith. They feel they can critique and even criticize some of the demands Jesus makes for those who are His.
Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Jesus is not our colleague. He is our Christ – the Anointed One who is the Ancient of Days, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End of all things. Perhaps you have seen the bumper sticker – Jesus is my co-pilot. Jesus is not our co-anything. He is Christ the Lord and we must relate to Him as the Lord over every aspect of our lives, even those aspects that are not currently measuring up to our current aspirations. You know you see Jesus more as a colleague when you confine Him to areas of your life, and not the entire whole of life.
When we have surrendered our lives to Jesus and given Him rule and reign over every area, Jesus is our Christ, not our colleague. This is where Jesus belongs, on the throne of our lives, as we surrender everything we are and everything we have to Him. We give Jesus our time, our talent, and our treasure. We give Him our dreams and our desires. We give Him our goals and our glories. As it as once been said, “Unless Jesus is Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.” So, have you brought every area of your life under the sovereign rule and reign of Jesus?
Remember, Jesus will tolerate no rival. There is only room for one to sit upon the throne of your life and His name is Jesus the Christ, not Jesus the colleague. One final point – when the issue of “Lordship” is settled in our lives, every other issue is settled too because we give Jesus the last word regarding everything.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 