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Thursday, March 28, 2013

"The Great Commission"

 
Matthew 28:18: And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
 
For any that might still be questioning the deity of Christ as we conclude the book of Matthew, the writer gives this great declaration of that deity in verse 18. 
 
The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Philippians to explain the self-emptying of Christ (see Philippians 2:5), but after that humiliation and servanthood, Christ is exalted by the Father above all (Philippians 2:9-11).
 
As our Lord ends his time on the earth, having accomplished all that the Father had willed for Him to do, Jesus claims absolute sovereign authority over both heaven and earth.    We have the song that has the refrain "Jesus is Lord of All."  An inheritance that He earned is now rightly claimed by our Lord.  He alone is worthy to receive all authority in the heavens and in our hearts.  Philippians 2 also mentions that Christ became obedient to death, even the death of the Cross.  He did that so that we might have life, and in grateful humility we now submit to His Lordship of our lives.  Have you made Christ the Lord of your life, or do you still maintain control?   Easter is the great time of the year to surrender yourself to Christ.

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