Jesus Christ Is Lord

Philippians 2:9-11 “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

The living Word of God is speaking to us as we read these Holy Scriptures within the pages of the Bible. One devotional cross referenced multiple passages to define the sovereign lordship of Jesus Christ. It states that often this passage (above) is thought of as an admission by all sentient beings of the deity of the Lord Jesus—and it certainly is that. There surely will come a point in time in which “every thing that has breath” will praise the Lord” - Psalm 150:6. Those of us who are the twice-born (born of the Spirit from heaven) will do so with great joy. Those who have chosen to reject the gospel will also do so—but with overwhelming terror. For if the free gift of Christ’s atoning sacrifice for our sins is not accepted and received, then the wrath of Creator God for the just payment of those sin remains on us and eternal damnation (the Second Death) is our deserved sentence. Either way, we bow to the King’s lordship.

Isaiah 45:22-23 “Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself; the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.”

Philippians 2:9-11 applies this Isaiah passage to the great final judgment referred to in Revelation 20. Other insights in Revelation cite some of the songs we may sing and something of the ceremonies and pageantry associated with the celebration of Christ’s formal assumption of His role as King. The first New Testament quotation of Isaiah 45:23 is in Romans 14:11-12. Here, Paul applies the judgment to an open report of our deeds: “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Surely this broader sight should strengthen our resolve to “please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier”.

Jesus Christ is Lord!