"Lord, Lord"

Good Morning,

Luke 6:46-49(NKJV)
“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?"
John 14:15 (NIV)
"If you love me, you will obey what I command."

I wonder if other people struggle with these two verses as I have struggled.

So many of us call Jesus "Lord" and say we love Him, yet we go about much of our lives in such a way that we don't demonstrate love for Him and we don't proof that He is truly Lord of our lives. Unfortunately, no matter what we might argue differently, this is way too true. We're pretty good Christians when we attend services at our various congregations on Sunday or Saturday or whenever. We allow God to come to us when we sing praise and worship and we might even go to the alter for prayer or to pray with others, thus "showing" love for God and our brothers and sisters. We feel the Holy Spirit fill us from time to time when we open ourselves up and, for a time, rid ourselves of the world inside us.

But, most of the time? It's sad to say that most of the time as we go about our normal, daily activities, there's nothing that would show that the Lord is with us and in us.

We simply don't DO what it is that He said we should do when He walked this earth and spoke His wisdom. We really don't OBEY what it is that He commanded us, which we can easily read in the Gospels and throughout the Bible.

Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh in my estimation of people in general. However I don't thinks so. Yes, of course, there are those who live a life more in line with what Jesus said and commanded. There are some who are more obedient and hold His words more dearly in their hearts.

But, most of us? Again, it's said to say that too many of us simply don't do what He said nor do we obey His commands.

Now, please, don't call me "legalistic" here. I'm talking about those things that JESUS said and those things that HE commanded. You see, His words are clear, don't you think? "But why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do the things which I say?" These are the words from God directly from His mouth. "If you love me, you will obey what I command." Again words from the mouth of the living God who walked among us for a time here on this earth.

I think the point of these verses being brought to us this day is that we all need to look at ourselves to see where we can do what Jesus said more often as we walk in this world and where we can be more obedient than we now are to all He commanded, so when people look at us they see Him in us; they see Him working through us; they see that He is, truly, Lord in our lives.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David