Any attempt to take away a favorite food or toy from a toddler may be met with a stern look and a firm, “Mine!” Even at a young age, the rights of ownership seem to be built in.

The fallacy of the two-year-old’s thinking is that nothing is “Mine!” Everything is part of creation and, therefore, the property of the Creator, Jesus Christ. He created everything in heaven and on earth; every earthly ruler is subject to the Ruler of all. “All things were created through Him and for Him.” With these words the apostle Paul echoed the words of Psalm 2 where the Davidic Messiah-King would be given the nations and all the earth as His possession. Kings and rulers are warned to be wise and submit to Him in fear and trembling. But not just kings—the same warning applies to us.

As part of creation, we are bound to recognize Christ as Lord of our lives. Recommit yourself today to His lordship in your life.

Christianity . . . is a bowing of the knee to the lordship of Christ.
Frederick R. Wood