Lord:
Sovereign:
I have never really given much thought into these two words. I call God lord all the time and never really thought about why, other than He is God and Lord over everything. So why do I refer to Him as lord if I don't know why I call Him lord. I looked up the meaning of the word. The dictionary states; "Having power and authority over others." The who is God bible study by John Hay and David Webb states it like this; "A name for God meaning He is the master, owner, and ruler of All things." So with that said, when I call God lord I am claiming that He is my lord, my master, my owner, and the ruler of everything in my life. The question is, Is He? Is He truly my lord?
Sovereign is another word that I haven't given much thought to and I really didn't know the meaning of. The dictionary states: " One who has supreme authority." So if Jesus is my Sovereign Lord, then He would be my master who has complete authority over ALL things in my life. Again the question is, Does He? Have I given Him the complete authority in my life?
If I answer honestly I would say no. Although I'm not sure that it is possible for anyone to give complete authority over all of their life to God while we are on this Earth. Our sinful nature that we all have to fight daily until we are standing next to Christ in heaven will always get in the way. Nonetheless, it is not an excuse for us to not strive daily to give God the complete authority in all areas of our lives.
God wants complete authority in our lives not to control us but so that we can become the people that He made us to be, so that He can use us to advance His kingdom, and so that He can bless us for glorifying Him. Submitting completely to Jesus as our SOVEREIGN LORD is the whole purpose of a Christian's life. A choice that we have to make daily!
Lord Jesus, We recognize you as our master, owner, ruler, and the one who has supreme authority in our lives. Help us to fight our flesh daily, to choose to submit completely to you daily in all areas of our lives and not just the areas that we are comfortable giving to you.
In your holy name, Amen.
Christian
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