A Reflection On Lordship

When I need to remember that Jesus alone is Lord

The scandalous claim of Jesus is that He is the only way to God—the unique entrance into knowing who God is. The exclusiveness of Jesus’ claims contradicts the spirit of our age. People want an adviser, not a Lord. They want a mentor, not a Master. It’s simply too demanding to follow one Lord to the exclusion of all others.

Doesn’t this mind-set seep into the Christian’s perspective as well? Most of us know that we should reject such a compromising view of the Savior. But in practice, how many lords do we really have? Most of us could probably identify rivals to Jesus to whom we sometimes bow. A career field? A political perspective? A relationship? A lifestyle? A philosophy? We daily consume information from a variety of sources, many of which tell us another way, another truth, another life. We try to ignore them, but sometimes we accommodate them. We let many sources direct us, when in reality there is only one revelation—Jesus Himself. His claim is exclusive, and we hesitate to narrow ourselves to Him alone. But that’s what He insists on. He’s the only way.

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

John 14:6