Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — Matthew 7:13

The world is looking for a Savior, not a Lord. The New Testament makes it clear that a Savior who isn’t also Lord isn’t a friend or a Savior. If the Old Testament taught us anything, it’s that God’s laws, which sometimes seem strange, were not written to amuse him but to protect his people. This week, let’s not just say that Jesus is Lord. Let’s also live in a way that shows that he is in charge of our lives and that his Spirit makes us who we are.

 

Thought

The world is looking for a Savior, not a Lord. The New Testament makes it clear that a Savior who isn’t also Lord isn’t a friend or a Savior. If the Old Testament taught us anything, it’s that God’s laws, which sometimes seem strange, were not written to amuse him but to protect his people. This week, let’s not just say that Jesus is Lord. Let’s also live in a way that shows that he is in charge of our lives and that his Spirit makes us who we are.

 

Prayer

Most Holy Lord, I beg you to rule over my life and my will so that I might be completely yours—not just in word, but also in thought and deed. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.