Is Jesus your Lord?
… because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. – Romans 10:9-10
What does the word “Lord” mean to you? Perhaps in our culture it has no other meaning than a title that brings honor or deference.
Other meanings of the word “Lord” are:
- A person who owns something, about which he has the power of deciding.
- Someone who has control over another person
- Chief, sovereign or prince
- Title expressive of honor and reverence
Overwhelming? Well, this is the condition required in these verses to attain salvation. And as to leave no doubt, the original word used for “Lord” comes from the Greek “kurios” which means “supreme in authority.” In other words, we need to accept Jesus as the one to whom we belong, and to whom we surrender the power of deciding over our lives, and to whom we yield control, and the one who is our chief. And all this power is above anything or anyone who may have authority or to whom we have voluntarily given authority over us.
Our relationship with Jesus as our Lord cannot be limited to receiving the benefits of salvation, and certainly it cannot be based solely on the definition of honor and reverence. Not living in recognition of Jesus as our supreme authority can result in the risk of living deceived about our salvation.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ – Matthew 7:21-23
Is Jesus your Lord?
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