Jesus, Take the Wheel...But Not That Direction
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord' and not what I tell you?" Luke 6:46
10/4/20262 min read
Jesus, Take the Wheel…But Not That Direction
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ and not do what I tell you?” Luke 6:46
Saints, let's be honest. We love the healing Jesus. The miracle-working Jesus. The Jesus who opens doors, pays bills, fixes relationships, calms storms, and gets us out of the bad situations we have often gotten ourselves into. We LOVE Jesus as Savior, but things get a little uncomfortable when the conversation shifts to Jesus as Lord.
Merriam-Webster defines a lord as "a ruler by hereditary right to whom service and obedience are due” and in Romans 8:17 Paul reminds that we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. Amen to the inheritance part. The blessing part. The eternal life part. The victory part. We have no issue adding Jesus to our lives. The challenge is allowing Him to lead our lives. Why? Because Savior requires faith, but Lord requires surrender.
We want Jesus as a consultant, not a King. A life coach, not a Commander. A spiritual advisor, not an authority. But lordship changes everything. When Jesus is Lord, He gets access to every room in the house. Not just the Sunday room. Not just the church room. Not just the crisis room when things fall apart. Every room. Our relationships, our finances, our ambitions, our habits, our entertainment choices, our social media feeds, our future plans.
Friends, the truth is, the greatest challenge to the lordship of Christ is often not Satan. It's self and our desire to not give up control over our own lives.
Beloved, surrender isn't weakness. It's trust. It's believing that the One who created you knows better than you do. It's trusting His wisdom over your feelings. His timing over your schedule. His purpose over your plans. And that's easy to say in church on Sunday morning. It's much harder to live when God's plans collide with our own Monday through Saturday.
Everyone wants a Savior. Far fewer want a Lord. But the gospel never separates the two. Jesus didn't die merely to rescue us from hell. He died to reconcile us to God and to become the rightful King of our lives.
The question isn't, "Do I believe in Jesus?" The question is, if I call Him Lord, am I willing to surrender to His lead? Because following Jesus is not adding Him to an already crowded life. It's handing Him the keys.