Tag: Lord and King

As Christmas approaches, our eyes turn to Jesus. 

But which Jesus do our eyes turn to?  Is it to that cute baby in the manger?

That’s a Jesus that people like.  Why?  Because it’s a picture that’s not threatening.  It’s a Jesus that makes no demands on you.  It’s a Jesus that just lays there resting comfortably.

But the day will come when “every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”  (Philippians 2:10-11).

On that day,

The nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.  Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!”  (Jeremiah 16:19-20)

Perhaps the people will say this with joy at finding the truth.  But there may also be weeping and gnashing of teeth on that day. 

Many people will look at their gods and see them for the worthless pieces of wood and stone that they are. 

Others will look at the things they pursued in life.  Money, sex, power, the things of this world.  But all those things will be shown for the empty things that they are.

At that time they will know that Jesus is no longer a baby in a manger.  They’ll know that he is both Lord and King.

God says at that time,

I will teach them – this time I will teach them my power and might.  Then they will know that my name is the Lord.  (Jeremiah 16:21)

How about you?  How do you see Jesus?  Do you see him as just the baby from Bethlehem?  Or do you see him as your Lord and King? 

When Jesus comes and you fall to your knees saying “Jesus is Lord,” will you say it in love and awe? 

Or will you say it with the words literally being pulled out of your mouth through gritted teeth?

May you come to know this Jesus, not as a baby born 2000 years ago, but as your Lord and King today.