Jesus Is Lord

Jesus boldly declared in numerous ways that He was God. And He showed it.  

January’s Awakening, Day 6

Of all the great sages and prophets throughout world history, Jesus alone claimed to be God-become-man.

 —Luis Palau

He said that he was in existence before Abraham and that he was “lord” of the Sabbath; he claimed to forgive sins; he continually identified himself, in his work, his person and his glory, with the one he termed his heavenly Father; he accepted men’s worship; and he said that he was to be the judge of men at the last day, and that their eternal destiny would depend on their attitude to him.

 —J. N. D. Anderson 

Take hold of Jesus as a man and you will discover that he is God.

 —Martin Luther

“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”  John 8:58 NIV 

Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”  Luke 6:5 NIV

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”  Matthew 9:6 NIV

Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. John 14:9–!0 NIV

Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. John 9:37–38 NIV 

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. John 5:21–23 NIV

There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. John 12:48 NIV  

            As the above Scriptures testify, only God Himself could claim what Jesus claimed and perform those claims in full as Jesus did. Jesus identified Himself as “I AM”, Yahweh, LORD, the personal name of God. He declared that He was Lord over the Sabbath, the sacred and holy day of rest that God established at His creation of all the entirety of what exists. With authority, He forgave the sins of those who came to Him. He declared that He and the Father were One and interacting as One. He freely accepted the worship of those who recognized Him for who He was. He stated that judgment had been entrusted to Him by the Father, and that He in fact was the only way to the Father. To reject the words of Jesus is to reject the heavenly abode and God. Yes, Jesus is Lord.