Who is the Boss?

Who is the Boss?

Many years ago, I was listening to a lecture on marketing.  The lecturer made an interesting observation on the advertisement commercials. He said that the purchasing decision in a family rests now with the children rather than the adults.  Majority of the advertisements target children who then persuade the parents to buy the particular brand they like. Who is the boss in your family?

 
In the first century, the early Christians were persecuted because they confessed “Jesus is Lord” instead of “Ceaser is Lord”.  Paul writing his pastoral letter to the Colossian church emphasizes the supremacy of Christ over all creation using the words of an ancient hymn Jesus is the image of the invisible God – the creator, the sustainer, the redeemer, the head of the church and the reconciler of all creation – visible and invisible including thrones, powers, rulers and authorities (Colossians 1:15-23).  Paul then writing to the church at Philippi again using an ancient hymn reminds them that God exalted Jesus to the highest place, giving him the name above all names so that at his name every knee will bow and every tongue confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:6-11).  Who is your boss?

Even though we confess Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives, like many back seat drivers, who keep giving instructions to the car driver, we give instructions to Jesus our Lord as to how our life should span out.  We often forget that Jesus the Lord of all creation is the Lord who is in control of our lives.  We easily become disappointed over delays, discouraged over deferment and despair in denials.   Our enemy uses these occasions to bring doubts about the Lordship of Christ.  Who is the boss of your life?

If Jesus is in control and if he is the boss, we need to allow Him to direct our steps every day.  But our human desires conflicts with God’s will.   Therefore we must learn to submit our will to His will and be transformed through the renewal of our minds.  It is only through daily submission, we will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2) 

As Jesus continues to become the Lord of our every area of our lives, we can then help others to make Jesus the Lord of their lives and soon every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.  John Amalraj