“Glorious Master”

Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God.
“I am the One who is, who always was, and who is still to come, the Almighty One.” (NLT)

This brief proclamation from the Lord our God tells us that He Himself is the beginning and the end of all things; that Jesus Christ is both our Creator and Redeemer; that nothing exists that He did not make (John 1:3). From this one verse we find the absolute truth about who God is, with nothing added, nor anything taken away. But with that said; who are we in relationship with the Creator? Although I have pondered this question many moments during my life-journey, it has only been recently that God has reveled what I believe the truth to be. For those who believe existence is nothing more than random chance—no explanation is needed. But for those of us who believe in something greater than ourselves it is vital that we understand where we came from and who we are if we are to have any true purpose and value other than ourselves. And this is where the relationship with our Creator is so important to understand. Believers in God have been classified as many things; creatures, human beings, mankind, children, but what sets the Christian believer apart from all others is that the Lord God bought us for the price of His blood, making us His very own possessions (Ephesians 1:13-14). If we are to fully understand how to relate to our Lord and Savior we must voluntarily take the position of a slave to Christ Jesus—one who has no rights or will, aside from the Glorious Master. Being Jesus’ slave means obedience and loyalty and has a Master, Jesus loves and takes care of all our needs. We own nothing, for all we have belongs to Him who has given us everything. We do what He commands us to do and we do our best with what He has given us. We rely on His Truth and trust Him in all things. We cannot survive and maintain life without Him. We can do nothing good apart from Him. This is, my dear friends and fellow saints, the Truth that sets us free. As mere humans we all find ourselves in bondage to something—bondage to worldly things (good or bad) or bondage to the Lord our God. The first leads nowhere but emptiness, the latter leads to the Glory of the Son and the fullness of the life which He has so graciously given.

A Whisper of Hope

You belong to Me, dear child…for a paid the ultimate price to set you free from the bondage of sin and death that is leading this evil and fallen world and all who belong to it into eternal destruction . I do not force you to become My slave, but when you commit your life into My hands you must surrender all that you are to My control and care. And the moment you become Mine alone, I provide all you will ever need, both now and forever more.

John 1:3
He created everything there is. Nothing exists that He did not make. (NLT)

Ephesians 1:13-14
And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that He will give us everything He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God. (NLT)