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Original post @ https://dbethandrews.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/who-reigns-in-your-life/

Who Reigns in Your Life

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Beth Andrews

It is human nature to worship something or someone. We were created with a spirit that yearns to connect with and worship our Creator. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International loosely paraphrased the 17th Century philosopher Blaze Pasquel when He wrote: “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ.” Pasquel called it “a helpless craving” for what was meant to be. life.

Unfortunately, men try to gratify this craving with things other than God. They seek to fill the void with “empty water” and other things – and people – that can never satisfy. They turn to the things that flesh craves or the things that their sin-sick minds and wicked hearts tell them they need. And the enemy of man’s soul – the devil himself – parades alternatives to God and weak humans grab onto those thinking they will finally be satiated. Thousands of years of human nature – down to you and me – prove that our soul longs to be at one with our source of life.

The point is whatever we try to fill that space with becomes a thing we worship. It becomes lord over us in every way. We will always bow down to the lord of our life.

Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life. He is my sovereign. All my allegiance is His. But more importantly, Jesus Christ is Lord. Period. Whether I bow the knee to Him or not, He is still Lord. My devotion does not make Him Lord and my denial of Him would not make Him less than Lord. He will rule and reign because He is Lord. And yet – He allows me the option. He does not force me to acknowledge His Lordship as so many human rulers do.

Because my response to Him doesn’t threaten His position. He is Lord with me or without me. But He invites me into that intimate relationship, and I submit to Him because of His divine nature and His overwhelming love. There are times when I wrestle with lesser things – including myself – that want to take His place, but nothing – including myself – ever can.

Because His place is not mine to give away. All “gods” are only pretenders to His throne. Because Jesus is Lord.

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