Tag: Creator

Jesus is Lord, What Does That Mean

When we hear that Jesus is Lord, it should conjure up some feelings and understandings within us. But, what are they. James MacDonald asks in my study this morning what I think about when I hear that Jesus is Lord. My written response was quick and only three words, King, controller, Father. Then I kept reading and came to the realization, He is more than that and I have to think harder.

Jesus is Lord is not just about who He is but also what He is. He has titles and roles, He is not just there. Way more is Jesus as Lord than King, controller, and Father.

“15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.” – Colossians 1:15-20 (ESV)

Colossians 1:15-20 give us the picture of who Jesus is and what He does/did. MacDonald lists out six things that He is/does/did. Where I agree 100 percent, I wanted to bring my own thoughts here.

“1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” – John 1:1-3 (ESV)

Jesus is Lord means that He is the everything. He is the beginning of everything. He is the end of everything. He is all things between. He created everything. Even as the image of God, there is not another like Him. Jesus as Lord is not just a role or a title or a position. He is action. He demonstrates Himself through that action. I have to remember that what He can do and does or did is as much of Him as who He is.

Something that struck me in my study this morning is our molecular structure. Our molecules should be exploding based on science yet they do not thanks to the Lordship of Jesus (see Colossians 1:17 above). He holds us together even at our most basic self. Jesus did not just create us, He keeps us together for His glory.

My thoughts of Jesus as Lord were so simplistic before, and where it is not bad to have a simple view, I have to remember that He is way more. As I have dove in and think of Jesus as Lord now, I think of Him as it all. All things come after Him, and, because of Him. I come back to the next part that John reminds us in His gospel.

“4In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:4-5 (ESV)

Jesus stands above all because He is above all. He is the light on the hill that draws us to Himself. He is looking over us and protecting us, because He created us. He loves us as a creation, but also as a Father and a brother. Jesus is Lord, because He is.

What do you think about when you hear, Jesus is Lord? Are you thinking as I did, about who He is? What if you were to add in all that He did/does and lean on that He created all things and all things are here after Him and because of Him, including you?

All Things Created by God – Act as Such

This morning I was reminded that ALL things are created by God. I was brought to Psalm 8 as I shifted my study to the word “works”. Again, being open to the Word of God as He plans for me, I started with just reading the verse and then passage. I was struck by how God gave control to Jesus of all His works. And that is where it hit me with the reminder, God’s works is everything.

“6You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;

you have put all things under his feet,

7all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

8the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

whatever passes along the paths of the seas.”

— Psalm 8:6-8 (ESV)

God’s works are all encompassing. Remember Genesis and that God spent six days creating the world, light, the sky, dry land and the seas and plants and trees, the sun and moon and stars, sea creatures and flying creatures, land creatures and man. When looking at all of these things, it is clear that God created all with His hands. And see below in John another confirmation of God’s creation of all.

“3All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” — John 1:3 (ESV)

I have to continually remember that it is God who has created everything and Jesus was given dominion over those things and came to this world to be with the people and bring His salvation to all. He did not come to rule, but to serve those creations of His father and to be the example for each of us that we should be doing the same. We are to remember that all was created by God and it is our role to be stewards and servants with/to those creations to honor Him.

What are your beliefs when comes to the creator of all things? Are you of the belief that somehow God was not involved and therefor you do not honor them? What if you changed that thinking to God did create all things (as noted in His Word) and that our role is to steward and serve those creations to honor Him?