~ JESUS IS YOUR LORD @everyone
The dictionary defines “Lord” as someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.
Overall, lord is someone with authority, control, or power over others;
To say that someone is “lord” is to consider that person a master or ruler of some kind.
In Jesus’ day the word lord was often used as a title of respect toward earthly authorities;
when the leper called Jesus “Lord” in Matthew 8:2, he was showing Jesus respect as a healer and teacher
Matthew 8:25 says “And the disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us, we are going to die!”
Matthew 15:25 AMP says “
“But she came and began to kneel down before Him, saying, “Lord, help me!””
However, after the resurrection, the title “Lord,” as applied to Jesus, became much more than a title of honor or respect.
Saying, “Jesus is Lord,” became a way of declaring Jesus’ deity.
It began with Thomas’ exclamation when Jesus appeared to the disciples after His resurrection:
In John 20:28, Thomas said to him “My Lord and my God!”
From then on, the apostles’ message was that Jesus is Lord, meaning “Jesus is God.”
Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost contained that theme:
ln Acts 2:36 Peter said “Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah”.
Later, in Cornelius’s house, Peter declared that Jesus is “Lord of all” (Acts 10:36).
Note how in Romans 10:9 Jesus’ lordship is linked to His resurrection: “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
The statement “Jesus is Lord” means that Jesus is God.
In Matthew 28:18 Jesus has “all authority in heaven and on earth”
In Luke 6:5 “He is Lord of the Sabbath”
In Jude 1:4 “He is “our only Sovereign and Lord”
In Revelation 17:14 “He is, in fact, the Lord of lords”
Jesus referred to Himself as “Lord” many times
In Luke 19:31; Jesus instructed His disciples:
“If anybody asks you, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ you will say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ””
In John 13:13, Jesus said:
“You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in doing so, for that is who I am.”
When we compare the Old Testament with the New, we find several times when the “LORD” (Yahweh) of the Hebrew Bible is equated with the “Lord Jesus” by the apostles.
For example:
Psalm 34:8 says, “Taste and see that the LORD is good,”
and that passage is alluded to in 1 Peter 2:3, except there Jesus is the “Lord” who is good.
Isaiah 8:13 says that “the LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy”;
ln 1 Peter 3:15 we are commanded, “In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy” (ESV).
Amazingly, the Lord Jesus left His exalted position in heaven and came to earth to save us.
Just before His arrest, Jesus used His power and authority to teach us humility:
In John 13:14 Jesus said “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet”
Also Jesus said in Matthew 19:30 that “The last will be first, according to our Lord”
In saying, “Jesus is Lord,” we commit ourselves to obey Him.
In Luke 6:46 Jesus asked, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?”
An acknowledgement of Jesus’ lordship is logically accompanied by a submission to Jesus’ authority.
If Jesus is Lord, then He owns us (we belong to Him) He has the right to tell us what to do.
A person who says, “Jesus is Lord,” with a full understanding of what that means (Jesus is God and has supreme authority over all things) has been divinely enlightened:
1 Corinthians 12:3 tells us “No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit”
The relationship between a believer and Jesus Christ at the point of salvation is the believer exercising faith in Jesus Christ and accepting Him as the Lord of his or her life.
Acts 16:31 says “Faith in the Lord Jesus is required for our salvation”
When the lordship of Jesus is a settled issue in the Christian’s life, all other issues are settled.
I submit to you that if the Christian has settled the lordship issue, then all other issues in his or her life are also settled.
The essence (the power, the spirit and mind) of who Jesus Christ is would be manifested in the lives of believers who submit themselves to the lordship of Jesus as they do (obey) His will. This is the intimacy between Jesus Christ and Christians.
When Jesus is Lord of a person’s life, he or she will fulfill the Christian duties, obligations, and responsibilities with joy.
S.M. Zwemer makes a sobering statement about the lordship of Jesus Christ: “Unless Jesus is Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.”
This is a challenge to all Christians to bring EVERY area of our lives under the sovereign rule of Jesus Christ.
In our lives there should be no rivalry for Jesus’throne.
Jesus is Lord. It’s the truth, whether or not people acknowledge the fact.
He is more than the Messiah, more than the Savior; He is the Lord of all.
Someday, all will submit to the truth as stated in;
Philippians 2:9–11 AMP stated:
”For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself],
God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess and openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord (sovereign God), to the glory of God the Father.”
(Ref: Got Question)
TO BE A TRUE CHRISTIAN IS TO HAVE JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD!
NOW LET US PRAY
Lord Jesus, thank You for assuming Lordship over those of us who have faith in You.
Lord, we belong to You!
Holy Spirit, help us to submit totally to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Father, manifest Your power, Your glory and authority in our lives.
Abide with us at all times. In our going and our coming.
In the majestic name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen 
Have a blessed day 
