Morning Meditations: 1 Corinthians 1:3 - Jesus as Lord

Continuing in verse 3:

1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus is our Lord. Lord is a term of royal origin. Let's see what else that means.

Exodus 20:2-5 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Being the Lord, we are to put nothing before Him. Not preferring anything else that opposes His Lordship. Do not consider something else more important than Him. That is called idolatry.

Philippians 2:9-11 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

We've already learned of the importance of the name. Now we know that His name is above all names. Eventually we will all bow to Him.

1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

If someone doesn't confess Jesus as Lord, they are the antichrist. They are opposed to Jesus. This profession can be made by word or by deed. If they say there are other ways of salvation, serve other gods (or none at all), they are antichrist. You should be mark them and be careful around such.

Heavenly Father, I accept you as Lord of my life. Give me discernment, help me to know the antichrists who surround me. In Jesus name, amen.