Who is the Lord of your life?

Every person faces difficult decisions throughout their lives: who to marry, what line of work to pursue, where to live, how many kids to have, when to quit, when to say goodbye to a loved one. We face decisions everyday, but the one that impacts us the most — or should, at least — is who we call “lord”. For whomever we call the lord of our life, that is the one who affects every decision we make. If we put ourselves at the centre, then all our decisions will revolve around what is best for us. If we put our spouse, or family, at the centre of our life, then each decision will be based on what is best for them. If money, or power, or stuff, or hobbies are the focal point of our life, then those things will affect the choices we make.

If Jesus is the centre of our lives, however, that will change everything. We will no longer live for ourselves, but for Christ, who is in us. The decisions we make will not be determined by what is good for us, but what is good for God and His kingdom. And when we order our lives around honouring and serving God, we will find that those things we once held dear — our stuff, our pastimes, even our families and our own lives — will pale in comparison to the satisfaction of knowing Jesus as our Saviour and King.

This Sunday we’re starting a new three-week series on Jesus’ final days. This week we will look at Luke 9:51-62 – Jesus sets outs for Jerusalem. Week 2 we will see Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-44). And on Easter Sunday we will celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death, and the new life we can have in and through Him (Luke 24). I hope you’ll be able to make it out and worship our Saviour together.

Blessings,

Pastor Mike