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We Have One Lord: Jesus!


The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
Zechariah 14:9 (NIV)

We live in a world with many competing powers, authorities, rulers, and names. This is all a result of sin having a hold on every part of humanity. When I sit down and think about how we live in a state, a country, and a world where the authorities generally do not honor or respect our God, it brings some uneasy tension to my life.

However, because of the hope that Jesus Christ provides as a result of his death and resurrection, we now have a firm and solid promise that someday we will get the privilege of experiencing a world where there is only one king over the whole world and that this king will be the LORD. How exciting is that?!? As followers of Jesus Christ, we certainly do suffer for him in our own country, but our brothers and sisters in other countries suffer much greater peril for the name of Jesus Christ than we do here in the United States. 

Even if you do not find yourself suffering for the name of Jesus Christ today, you can still take heart in knowing that in the end, there will be only one authority and only one name that will be over the whole earth, and that name is the name of Jesus Christ who is our one Lord! If you haven't taken the time to start your day out in prayer yet, I encourage you to thank God that he is sovereign even over the powers, authorities, rulers, and names that we are under in our lives today. Thank him for the hope that we have in his name!
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