Is Jesus #1 in your life? I hope not! Yes, you heard me right. Jesus doesn’t want to be number one, he wants to be the only one.
When God gives Moses the 10 Commandments he says, “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3) Now it might be easy to misinterpret that verse. He says you shall have no other gods before me, but what about after him?
The next verse clears up the matter. “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the from of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. (Exodus 20:4) Did you catch that? You shall not make an idol in the form of anything!
Imagine being getting married and the groom stands up to share his vows with his wife and he says, “Darling, I will love with all I have got. I will love you as my number one. I will put you before Sally, Mary, and Esther. They will be two, three, and four, but you will be my number one.” If the groom stood up to say that, he wouldn’t be standing very long.
Jesus doesn’t want to be our number one, he wants to be our only one!
We are quick to say “Yes, yes! Lord Jesus, you are my Lord. You are my everything.”
But then we get in our car. We turn on K-Love. We are singing along with Chris Tomlin and David Crowder at the top of our voice. We feel the passion in our heart for Jesus. What a great day he has given us.
Then that driver pulls out in front of us. He cuts us off. We slam on our brakes. We think to ourselves, “That !@#$%! Who does he think he is? Doesn’t he know I am in a hurry? What is his problem?”
Do you see what happened? We allowed the situation to occupy our mind and our thoughts. In that moment Jesus’ lordship in our life is replaced by the situation. We have allowed the situation to determine our attitude rather than Jesus.
Jesus doesn’t want to be your number one, he wants to be your only one. Give him the lordship of every situation! Don’t let the devil determine your attitude. As the Bible say, “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. (Ephesians 4:26-27)
Say, “Jesus is my Lord and he loves me. I will not let anything or anyone else determine my attitude.”
