RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THE RECOGNITION OF HIS LORDSHIP
Saturday, April 26th.
Pastor Chris
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).
In our previous study, we reviewed the fact that our authority as Christians comes from heaven.
We rule from heaven. However, the foundation of exercising this authority is rooted in our faith
and relationship with Jesus Christ. The Name of Jesus is central to our salvation and divine
authority.
From the very moment you accepted Christ, the confession of His Lordship marked the
beginning of your journey in Him. God’s people need to be taught and trained in the
understanding of the Lordship of Jesus; He’s the Master of our lives. This means He has
authority over your words, your thoughts, your choices and decisions, and every aspect of your
existence.
The most beautiful thing about this is that His Lordship over your life is one of love. We’re the
objects of His great love. We yield to the lordship of His love. The Bible says we love Him
because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). It’s the reason we worship Him the way we do. It’s the
reason we kneel to Him in adoration, not out of habit but out of reverence, submission and
recognition of His lordship.
If you fail to recognize and address Him as Lord, then kneeling to Him becomes a mere ritual.
You kneel because He is your Master, and you bow in reverence to His authority. You might say,
“But though He’s my Lord, He’s also my friend.” That is true. Nevertheless, you must recognise,
learn and submit to His Lordship and honour accordingly.
A true friend of the King honours the King with the highest regard. As a friend of Jesus, your
reverence for Him should serve as a model for others to follow. You should honour Him even
more. He’s the great King of glory, Lord over all, ruler of heaven and earth. He knows who He is;
He’s so great, yet affectionately disposed towards us.
He said to His disciples, _*“If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought
to wash one another’s feet”*_ (John 13:14). He taught us to be humble by the example of His
own humility. He didn’t need titles to affirm His identity; His lordship is inherent. Honour Him
with your life. Honour Him in your worship and your actions.
*PRAYER*
*Dear Lord Jesus, I acknowledge your lordship over my life. You are my Master, my King and the
Lord over all. You alone are God and have immortality dwelling in unapproachable light. You’re
the ruler of heaven and earth; I worship and adore you, and to you be all honour, glory, and
everlasting power. Amen.*
*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *Philippians 2:9-11* Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; 11 And [that]
every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. *||*
*||* *John 13:13-16* Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am. 14 If I then,
[your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For
I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent
him. *||*
*||* *Acts 10:38* How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power:
who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with
him. *||*
*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:* Luke 22:1-38 & 1 Samuel 26-28
*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:* Mark 5:21-34 & Leviticus 26
EXCERPT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional
