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Christ’s Lordship 

What Is Involved in Christ’s Lordship? Let us examine what submitting to Christ’s lordship really means. Full Submission to His Authority “In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord” (1 Peter 3:15). The verb is in the imperative, so it calls for a definite act of the will, by which we take our place at the feet of Christ in absolute surrender. Paul states that this was the objective of His death and resurrection: “For this very reason Christ died and returned to life, so that He might be the Lord, of both the dead and the living” (Rom. 14:9)


In one of the Napoleonic wars, Lord Nelson defeated the French navy. The defeated admiral brought his flagship alongside Nelson’s vessel and went aboard to make his surrender. He approached Nelson smilingly, with his sword swinging at his side. He held out his hand to the victor. Nelson made no response to this gesture but said quietly, “Your sword first, sir" Laying down the sword was a visible token of surrender. So, like Paul, we must lay down the sword of our rebellion and self-will. Henceforth His will becomes the law of our lives. Our consistent attitude will be: “Thy will be done [in me] as it is done in heaven" Submission means the complete surrender of our rights. That sounds a frightening prospect, but the experience of mission has proved it is the path of unimagined blessing. 


Author: J. Oswald Sanders.


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  1. AY Joyous6 June 2022 at 03:39

    Thank you sir for sharing, so profound and true. Thank you for bringing this back to our minds

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  2. Peter Olutoyese O6 June 2022 at 05:23

    All glory to God, who has made His word available to us.

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  3. LovedchildofaLoveGod10 June 2022 at 01:55

    Powerful. Help me submit Lord!

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