Why don’t I get to be Lord? Why am I not in charge of my own life? When a student once asked Winkie Pratney this question, Winkie said, “That’s easy, “You aren’t wise enough or loving enough.”
When we have a revelation of the value of Jesus it frees us to joyfully respond to Him as Lord. What I need more than trying harder is to get a clearer picture of who Jesus is. The more we see His beauty and wonder and value the more it becomes a privilege to follow Him as Lord.
Should I trust myself to run my life or should I trust someone who loves me more than I love myself?
Matthew 16:24-25 “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever would seek to save his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.” If we are going to follow Jesus we have to die. He is going to get rid of the old person and do a whole new thing.
In this episode we will explore:
- why is Jesus Lord?
- value creating obligation.
- responding to beauty and value.
- saying no to ourselves, following Jesus as dead men.
- establishing who is in charge.
Jesus creates a joyful obligation!