You Mean It's NOT One Word?!

For so many years, I thought that "SaviorandLord" was an indivisible phrase. "Is Jesus your Savior and Lord?" "Do you know Christ as your Lord and Savior?" Whatever order the preacher put the words in, they still seemed like one word. If you had Jesus as your Savior, then you automatically had Him as your Lord too. SaviorandLord.

Jesus had been my savior since the age of three and I thought that was all there was to it. As far as having a Savior, it was. Not an ounce more did I need to do in order to be saved from hell. But I can tell you this, I did not FEEL any different. Nor do I think I LIVED any differently. My salvation from a future apart from God didn't filter into the rest of my life. I still lied, stole, and cheated. I knew sin was wrong. And I felt guilt over it. But I didn't know there was a way OUT of it. Jesus was my SaviorandLord.

Finally, in 8th grade, it hit me. I had Jesus as my Savior, but he was most definitely not the Lord of my life. I was the lord of my life. No wonder life as a Christian seemed to be such a drag! So ineffectual and so lacking. I had no idea that there was power and strength and righteousness to be found through Christ, if only I would yield and allow HIM to rule over me. If I would finally recognize Him as my Lord.

Savior AND Lord. Two words. Two separate ideas. Two needs within each of us that only God can fill. This was an earth shattering concept for me. My Christian walk went from having as much personality as a piece of paper to a becoming a multi-faceted gem that refracts and reflects the light of its Source in an infinite number of ways.
And I am SO glad that there's more to the Christian life than I was seeing in 7th grade! - Erin


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