DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- WHO'S THE BOSS?

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – WHO'S THE BOSS?

"Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the LORD. You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.' (Leviticus 22:31-33)

Just suppose that you are working in a factory or office, and a co-worker says to you, "Do this." And you say, "What gave you authority do you order me to do this? Who made you my boss?" But if the foreman orders you to do something, then you do it because he has been given the authority.

In our verses for today, God makes it plain Who is the Boss when three times He says, "I am the LORD." In the books of Exodus and Leviticus, the phrase "I am the LORD" occurs 64 times, beginning with the revelation to Moses in the fiery bush, and 44 times in Leviticus alone. It seems that God wanted them to know that He was boss. He had the authority to tell them what to do. He was the LORD, and the authority rested in Himself. They were to obey and hallow Him because He was their God.

This reminds me of the time when the chief priests and elders confronted Jesus, asking, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?" (Matthew 21:23-27; Mark 11:28-33; Luke 20:1-8). Jesus declined to answer the question at that time. But later He said to His disciples, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18). Jesus has the authority and right to demand our obedience and worship because He is the Lord God.

I choose Who will be my God and who I will obey and worship. Everyone has a god. Some people worship themselves. They are their own authority and answer to no one. Some people even worship the Devil and do his bidding. But I choose to make Jesus my Lord. He is the Lord of heaven and earth, and as God He is to be obeyed and worshiped.

"He is Lord, He is Lord, He has risen from the dead and He is Lord."

Love, Dad