Have you ever heard these words, or said these words?
"You're not the boss of me!" These words are definitely an attempt to assert one's independence.
We don't like having someone telling us what to do.
After all that person might ask us to do something we don't what to do, or put us in a situation we don't want to be in. There is a story of a farmer several years ago who was struggling with a balky mule. He was so frustrated with this mule that he was starting to lose his patience. Finally someone asked: "Why Sam, where is your will power?" He replied, "My will power is fine, but you ought to come out here and see this animal's "won't power."
When it comes to our obedience to the Lord, what about our "Won't power?" In the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as "Lord" far more often than He is referred to as "Savior." He is called "Lord" 747 time in the New Testament. In Acts 2:26 Peter preached to the people on the Day of Pentecost,
"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." In Biblical times, when a Jew reading the Scriptures came to a word translated
"Lord" he would bow his head, and worship. When a Scribe was translating the Scriptures, and came across the word for
"Lord" he would put down his pen, and get a new pen, just to write the word.
Theme: Let's look closely at the Lordship of Jesus.
He is the one...
WHO CONTROLS ALL THINGS (Ephesians 1:20-23)
WHO WAS CROWNED WITH ALL GLORY AND HONOR
(Hebrews 2:7-9)
WHO COMMANDS OUR ALLEGIANCE (Hebrews 5:9)
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