14/05/2026
KNOW AND WORSHIP HIM AS LORD
Thursday, May 14th
Pastor Chris
šThat if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved (Romans 10:9).
Until you come to terms with who the Lord Jesus really is, you canāt serve Him or walk with Him. As long as He is to you āthe Son of Godā without a definition, He remains abstract, and you wonāt relate with Him rightly.
Even the way many address Him reveals what they know. Thereās a difference between talking about Him and talking to Him. You can say āJesusā when youāre talking about Him, but when youāre talking to Him, you address Him as Lord.
After His resurrection and ascension, no one ever addressed Him casually as Jesus but as Lord Jesus. When you know Him, you recognise His lordship. Some people say Jesus appeared to them, but if they truly saw Him, there would be a change in their reverence and honour.
Saul of Tarsus had an encounter on the road to Damascus. A light struck him down, and he heard a voice calling his name: ā...Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?ā (Acts 9:4). His response was immediate: ā...Who art thou, Lord?...ā (Acts 9:5). He recognised that the One who manifested such power could only be the Lord.
When the Lord answered, ā...I am Jesus whom thou persecutest...ā (Acts 9:5), Saul didnāt respond by addressing Him casually. From then on, he related to Him as Lord. The same truth is seen in the experience of John. In Revelation 1:17, he says, āAnd when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead....ā
This was the glorified Christ. Power was present, and John fell under that manifestation. Then the Lord laid His right hand upon him and spoke words of blessing: ā...Fear not; I am the first and the lastā (Revelation 1:17).
When you recognise Him as Lord, your fellowship with Him becomes richer. Your reverence deepens. Your consciousness of His glory increases. And you discover that even with a few words, your prayer becomes full of power because youāre relating with Him as He truly is: the Lord Jesus Christ.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for unveiling to me the reality of the lordship of Jesus Christ. I honour Him with reverence, and I relate with Him with the consciousness of His glory, majesty and authority. My fellowship with Him is deep and rich, and I walk in the power of His Name and the dominion of His Kingdom, in Jesusā Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
|| Philippians 2:9-11 KJV Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ||
|| Acts 2:36 KJV Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. ||
|| 1 Corinthians 8:6 KJV But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. ||
|| Acts 10:36 KJV The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) ||
šDAILY SCRIPTURE READINGš
1-Year Bible Reading Planš
John 6:60-71 & 1 Kings 12-14
2-Year Bible Reading Planš
1 Corinthians 9:1-10 & Proverbs 10