Skip to main content

28 - Lord (master)

Is Jesus the Lord of your life? This question, asked often from the pulpit, may feel cliche or vague or maybe confrontational and powerful. What does it mean for Jesus to be our Lord (Adonai)? In the Old Testament, if a slave was freed, he could choose to remain with his master and would receive an awl in his ear as a symbol of his voluntary servitude. In the same way, disciples of Jesus choose to follow Him and not only believe in Him, but serve Him with all of their lives. Following Jesus means abiding by the first commandment: You shall have no other gods before me, which is shown by obedience out of love. With gratitude in our hearts for everything that God has given us and done for us, we submit to His rule in our lives, humbling sacrificing our lives to Him (Romans 12:1). And when we make Him the Lord of our lives, He promises blessing and invites us to receive the inheritance of a son of the King.


Worship Our Lord


God, You are my Lord. This life is no longer mine, but it belongs to You. Everything in my life used to revolve around me, my desires, and my needs, but now I see that You are the center of my life. You are the driving force of my life and I bow to You as the master of my heart. All that I say or do should honor You and show my obedience to You.


Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

I proclaim that Jesus is Lord with my mouth and may my work and life also show Jesus' lordship. All that I do is for You Lord - You are my true boss, the overseer of my heart, and the only One I bow to.


Romans 10:9-10

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

You are the Lord of my life.  But Lord, I know that I seek fulfillment or hope from other sources - I see the tendency in me to turn to idols like pleasure, pop culture, all the things of this world.  I submit to You and draw near to You Lord that I may be lifted up by You alone.  

James 4:7-10

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, what a blessing to know that when I live under Your commands and stay in Your boundaries that You will bless me and my family. May Your face shine upon me and may You grant me peace today as I serve You.


Numbers 6:24-26

“The Lord bless you

    and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace.”


Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self


Blessings on your day,

Heather


P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Our Abba Father (13)

Prayer is more than thoughts and feelings expressed in words. It is the opening of mind and heart - our whole being to God our Abba Father. It is Divine Union. — Richard Foster In the Old testament, the average believer worshiped God from afar. They may have revered Him, praying to Him by His holy name "Yahweh" but they did not throw His holy name around as if He were a buddy, a close friend, or a family member. When Jesus came he spoke often of His Father in heaven, which may have sounded strange to people. They did not call God by the name of Father and certainly not by the intimate, personal name of "Abba" (much like our word daddy). The Lord's prayer starts with a reminder of our close relationship to God: "Our Father, in heaven...." The story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 gives us a glimpse into the Father-heart of our God and how He views us as His children. Remember the story where the son takes his father's inheritance, squanders i...
Post a Comment
Read more

30 - Man of Sorrows

Man of sorrows what a name for the Son of God, who came ruined sinners to reclaim: Hallelujah, what a Savior! P. P. Bliss The Lord is near the broken hearted. Oh what a comfort these words are when pain runs deep and sorrow fills our souls. The weight of the pain in the world is heavy these days and many of us carry much deeper more personal sorrows as well. When tragedy hits, we cannot rewind the tape, we cannot "fix" what went wrong, and we cannot claim to erase sorrows for friends and family. Jesus can heal a broken heart and He can truly be an empathetic friend, a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on. He Himself experienced the depth of sorrow caused by the hands of evil men, the pain of betrayal, physical agony we can't imagine, the loss of friends, the slander of His name. He knows our pain. He can walk beside us in these sorrowful days and He will never leave us. W orship Jesus, the man of sorrows Lord, when I am feeling beaten down, depressed, or suffer...
Post a Comment
Read more

Alpha and Omega (I am) - 10

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, he isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.  — Charles Stanley As I write this, it is the beginning of a new year, with all of the resolutions and best intentions to start afresh. Each year feels like the next leg in the race of life and we hear the shots go off and start off the year strong, acting like we are sprinters, but will we maintain this race all the way until the end? Are you feeling fatigued? Energetic? or worn out from this battle? God's Word offers us a fresh start every day as we follow the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and Omega, the God who is beyond time, the One who created time. Whether we are feeling exhausted, like there's never enough time, or refreshed and ready, God is there with us for every season of life. W orship the Alpha and Omega Lord, time is a human constraint that is limited for me, but You were before time began and You will...
Post a Comment
Read more