Psalms 8:1, 20:1-4, and 16:2

My Shepherd met me in His green pastures and invited me to John 13:13 where the Mind of the Spirit stirred up the spirit of my mind:

John 13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

He is called Lord Jesus Christ 81 times in the New Testament, none of these are in the Gospels. He is called Jesus Christ our Lord (9x), 0 in the Gospels. He is called Christ Jesus our Lord (5x), 0 in the Gospels. He is called Jesus 612x in the New Testament, and 560 of these are in the four Gospels alone. He is called Jesus Christ 151x in the New Testament, but only 12 times in the Gospels. He is called Lord Jesus 115x in the New Testament, but only once in the Gospels.

I didn’t have time to examine these carefully, or to organize these in any meaningful way. But although it’s clear that Jesus was called by His disciples Master and Lord, in the biblical record, we only find one occasion where one of His Apostles, Thomas, is recorded to have called Him “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Most of the emphatic declarations of Jesus being Lord occur after the resurrection. And the combination of all three titles is never used until after He arose from the dead.

Along the still waters, I pondered this. We know that Jesus as our LORD, identified as the creator and owner of all creation (Colossians 1:15-18; John 1:1, 14) identifies Him as our “Lord and our God.” This designation for our God is used repeatedly in the Old Testament. It speaks of Jesus’ deity.

Christ, the Messiah (Anointed—Psalm 2:2, Daniel 9:26). This is His title as the son of David, the anointed King.

But unless we stretch a bit, we can’t find an express reference to Him as Jesus in the Old Testament.

As Lord, He is our maker. As Christ, He is our King. Our Maker came into the world as God manifest in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16), the incarnate Son of God, named JESUS (Matthew 1:21). Our Creator was made flesh and named Jesus, thus fulfilling the promise of Christ (2 John 7). He is our Lord, Jesus, Christ.

He is the “man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Listen carefully: “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Read that again. The mediator between man and God is a man; His name is Jesus, and He is God manifest in the flesh.

In the valley, shadowed by His Cross, I knelt before Him and with Thomas cried: “My Lord, and my God.”

The reduction of God to become man is beautifully described in Philippians 2:5-11. The whole business of God becoming man is an amazing testimony to the humility of God. The passage begins with, “Let this mind be in you” (Philippians 2:5). Jesus made His declaration: “Ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say well, for so I am” in the context of washing the disciple’s feet (John 13). Compare John 13:14 with Philippians 2:5. Then look at 1 Corinthians 2:16 and 2 Corinthians 10:5.

My Lord Jesus Christ spoke: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23).

At the table, my Lord Jesus Christ heard my confession and condescended to “wash my feet” (1 John 1:7-9). He reminded me that I should forgive others as I have been forgiven. Then He spoke to me of the glory promised to Him that would follow (1 Peter 1:11; John 17:5), and of His intention to invite us to share in His glory (Philippians 3:20-21; Romans 8:17; 1 John 3:2).

I longed for the likeness promised for my future as He longed for the glory He had before the world was.

He anointed my head with His oil and filled my cup, intermingled with His grace. Goodness and mercy followed me as I follows my Lord Jesus Christ into the harvest.

Praying for revival! 🙏

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