Who Rules Your Life?
Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him,
“One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you
have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
Mark 10: 21
One of Charles Dickens’ most famous novels is
A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris
before and during the French Revolution.
We can paraphrase Dickens’ title to suggest one
of the Bible’s underlying themes: a tale of two rulers.
The two rulers are the Lord Jesus Christ and human
beings who are born choosing self-rule as a way of life.
Some submit to the lordship of Christ; others choose
to rule their lives. Scripture gives
examplesof both.
One was a rich young ruler whom Christ called to follow Him,
but who refused. Another was Saul of Tarsus who was rich in
prestige as a young Pharisee. Paul submitted himself to the
lordship of Christ; he considered everything else worthless
compared to following the Lord (Philippians 3:7).
Who rules your life? Choose today to submit
yourself to the lordship of Jesus Christ. Let
your life be a tale of only one Ruler.
"If Christ’s lordship does not disrupt our own lordship,
then the reality of our conversion must be questioned."
Charles Colson
