The Thought Occurred To Me
By Bob Mills
January 2012
When someone says, “Jesus is Lord,” what are they really saying? Is “Lord” a part of his name or does it mean much more? How does His Lordship relate to His Kingdom?
Theologians have suggested, “The Kingdom has come and is to come.” With Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, the kingdom has been ushered in and yet; the fullness of the kingdom will be realized with His second coming. When I think about the coming Kingdom, I cannot wrap my mind around all of the profound nature of that event. However, the present Kingdom is something in which I can participate.
If one has trusted in Christ, he or she has the opportunity to experience kingdom realities now. This is a profound spiritual truth that many Christians are missing in their daily lives.
If Jesus is Lord of our life and the life of the church, then he is King over all. “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and all who dwell in it” (Ps. 24:1). Instead of being joyful stewards or servants within the Kingdom, many Christians claim personal ownership of God’s world and resources (our lives, vocations, abilities, financial resources and time). What has happened to the Lordship of Jesus Christ? When did we lose the biblical truth that He owns it all, including us?
The Church prospered in the 1950’s through the early 1970’s because of the churches’ dependence on the Lord God. In the last several decades the church in North America has declined because we have depended on our human resources rather than the resources of the One who brought us out of bondage (sin) and set us free in Christ Jesus. Either He is Lord, or He is not. Either we are active citizens of the His Kingdom, or we are not. We cannot have it both ways.
It is time for REPENTANCE…. Just a Thought!
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