Jesus Christ Is Not Our Lord If . . .
Lk. 6:46, But why do you call Me Lord, Lord,
and do not do the things which I say?
The phrase Christ is Lord Is easier to say with our
lips, than to demonstrate
with our deeds. But Christ calls us to do more than talk about
His lordship. It is not
His purpose to attract a host of talkers or even admirers; He
desires a people who will
love Him with an active, responsive, and obedient love. Why
do you call Me Lord,
Lord, He asked, and do not do the things which
I say?
Contrary to widespread opinion, there is more to Christianity
than just simply listing it as our religious preference. Whatever
we may say, Jesus Christ is not really your Lord if you dont
do the things that He says.
a. Even if youre among those who take the will of Christ
most seriously, its a
common occurrence for us to overrate the level of our own obedience.
We very
likely make the same mistake with Christ that we make with our
friends: we
expect to be judged solely on the basis of our ability and our
intentions.
(A) We have high principles, we know what we should do, and we
really do
intend to get around to it; we just havent done it yet.
So despite the relatively
low level of our actual performance, we still wish to be seen
as superior
persons; we just happen to be running a little behind on our To
Do list.
Christ, however, does not see us in terms of what we plan
to do (and the truth is, our friends probably dont either).
Jesus sees us in terms of our real obedience. Why do you
call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do the things which
I say?
2. Why not just come clean? Why not just be completely honest
and admit that we really think some parts of the Lords will
are insignificant. We may take Him seriously in the
areas that seem to be important to us, but we feel free to ignore
His commandments on other matters.
(1) To really have Jesus Christ as your Lord, means that you honor
all of His will and commands. One thing we need to understand
about our Lord. He never issues commands carelessly. The real
test of whether youve actually accepted His lordship is
whether, or not, you yield to His will when it comes into conflict
with your own.
(2) The real truth is this. The person whose will you obey, that
person is your real lord. Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle,
nor dare to trifle with anything he has commanded.
(3) Acts 20:32.
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