Who Is Lord Over Your Life?
(5 minutes)
But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the "Lord" I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18 NKJV)
The question of the Kingdom is this: Who is Lord of your life?
Who sets your standards? Who makes your decisions? You, or the Spirit of Yahweh inside of you?
We must embrace this truth: wherever the Spirit of Yahweh is Lord, there is freedom. And any area where we are not experiencing freedom, He is still not Lord. Like Pastor Tim said on Sunday, we are handing away our freedom every single time that we make ourselves Lord over an area.
We have to stop and answer the questions that the Kingdom is putting before us: Who is making our decisions? Who determines when we show up to a gathering of the believers? Who determines how much we give? Who determines where we go? Who determines where we sit, what we wear, and what we eat? Who determines what happens in the lives of our children? Who determines where we live?
What area are you crying out for freedom in that is still waiting on Yahweh to become Lord?
"It boils down to this: do I want His Lordship over my life, or do I want to live my life the way I want to live it? A lot of us stay in poverty because we won't live by His principles, and then we cry about being in poverty...You're stuck in awful relationships because He's not Lord of your relationships. You're stuck in a lousy job because He's not Lord of your job. Your money looks the way it looks because He's not Lord of your money. Your health is what it is because He's not Lord of your health. I love you enough to say it. Wherever Abba is Lord, there's freedom. Are you sick and tired of some things? Is He Lord? We want our minds to change. Is He Lord of the way you think? This is simple, guys." (Pastor Tim)
Let's ask this question again: What area are you crying out for freedom in that is still waiting on Yahweh to become Lord?
Pastor Tim said it right: this is simple. Abba has made this simple. All it takes is for us to surrender to His Lordship in every area of our life. It's incredibly simple, but at the same time, it's one of the hardest things we will ever do. But let that question go deeper in your intimacy with Abba: Why is it so hard for me to surrender to your Lordship in this area, Abba? That's a great question to bring into intimacy with Him today. It may be that there is an area in your heart that is still hard and calloused, that needs to be healed. And that healing can happen in His presence.
Let's take a walk with Abba today, and let's allow Him to talk to us about the areas in which He is still not Lord. It may be an uncomfortable conversation, but keep these truths before you: He is pure light and there is no trace of darkness in Him and there is freedom on the other side of making Him Lord in that area.
Beloved One, His way is better.
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