Finally Discovering Lordship

“A young man came to visit me with a question on his mind. He asked, “I prayed to receive Jesus as my Savior, but why has nothing really changed in my life?” I asked him, “Who is running your life?” He replied, “I am!” I inquired further, “Has anyone informed you that Jesus wants to be your Lord and run your life?” “No one has,” he answered. I then asked him, “Would you be willing to pray right now and give Jesus complete charge over your whole life?” He said, “Yes, I will.” He was very willing. After he accepted Jesus as his Lord and gave Him full authority and control, the young man’s life changed. He reported having a new desire to be with Christians, to pray, to read his Bible and also to share about his new life with others.

Allowing the Lordship of Christ in our lives, that is allowing the Lord Jesus Christ to own and manage our lives as our Lord, is actually a step toward real freedom. Every person must wrestle through the question of who will own and manage his or her life. This involves coming to a place of acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord, including surrendering and yielding his or her will to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ will never be an assistant. Our role is always subordinate to His role. He cannot play a back-up position. He will either have full authority or no authority. If we ever think we can share the top sport, we are just fooling ourselves. Either we are in charge or we have surrendered to Him, and surrender can never be forced…He needs to be number one, every day, all the time! He wants us to follow Him 100%.