Every Knee, Every Tongue

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief! 

Mark 9:24 

…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

Philippians 2:10-11 

Christ is Lord. The man with the demon-possessed child addressed Him by that title. David, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit called Him Lord. Others throughout the Scriptures called Him by the same title. Having said that, not all acknowledge Christ as Lord. According to the second portion of our text this will not always be the case. Having written eloquently of Christ’s humiliation, Paul moves on to speak of His exaltation. There he declares that God the Father has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name. Our text explains the logical conclusion of that. According to Paul, the hour is coming when every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. This means the day of His revelation is coming. We cannot know exactly when or all the details. We do know, from the mouth of Christ Himself, that He is returning to sit upon the Throne of His glory. We know that all who have ever lived will be gathered before Him. Therefore, we understand that what shall be is not yet, however, it will come in due course of time. Now we have the opportunity to freely acknowledge that Christ is Lord. Today is the day of Gospel opportunity to embrace Him as Savior and acknowledge Him as Lord.  

Our Glorious, Living Lord, 
we rejoice that You are willing to endure humiliation. 
We praise You that You are now exalted, 
and that it will continue until all acknowledge You as Lord.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning