THE LORDSHIP OF THE CHRIST-CHILD
by an Old Disciple
"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him."~ Matt. 2:11
Not her, but "HIM." He was the center of attention then, as He should be now. Just as He was in eternity past, and will remain in eternity future.They did not make the Christ-child Lord of their lives, no more than we can make the Man, Christ Jesus, Lord of ours. It is an established fact, whether we accept it or not. Acknowledging it personally makes it beneficial to the individual; but universally, He is still KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS, whether accepted or not.
Not only did His creatures bow to their Sovereign Royalty wrapped in swaddling clothes, but His creation recognized it. "And, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was." This star is called, "His star." And rightly so, for He was its Creator, thereby making Him its Lord. "For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth...all things were created by Him, and for Him." Genesis tells us of one of the heavenly things He created: "He made the stars also." Thus, "His star," by right of creation!
Man too, belongs to Him by the same right. We are told, "God created man." Does it not sound strange to you that all creation recognizes and obeys their Maker and Lord, except man? "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider." To most professing Christians, He is Lord in name only. Jesus told the people of His day that true Lordship in one's life is seen in obeying His Word. Listen to His plain and pointed words, "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things I say?"
Heaven's testimony of those who have truly made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives is, "These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."
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