1 Corinthians 12:3
"Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit."
Here's the bottom-line. It is only by the Spirit's touch that one declares Jesus as Lord. It is only when the Spirit testifies to our heart the truth of Jesus Christ, and our heart accepts this truth, that Jesus reigns as Lord in our lives.
Of course, Christ is Lord whether we accept this truth or not, but know that it is only by the Spirit's touch that can accept Christ as Lord over your life. This is the grace of God upon us.
Over the past 20 centuries since the time of Christ, there have been many faiths which claim to be of God, though rejecting Jesus as Lord. Paul makes it clear that no one who truly has the Spirit of God in them rejects Christ as Lord. You simply cannot embrace God the Father without also claiming Jesus.
A person's position concerning Christ is the pivotal decision of a life-time, and one that has for eternal consequence. A person either accepts Christ as Lord, or takes a chance on the Bible being false.
Which choice will you make? Will you testify with the Spirit that Christ is Lord, or will you go your own way, cursing the one who took your sins and died in your place?
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for the Spirit which testifies to the truth of Jesus Christ, causing men and women to declare you as Lord. May I also be faithful to echo the words of your Spirit, declaring you as Lord in my community. Amen.
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