Look inside this book.Where the Bush is Burning: A Daily Devotional by [Thomas Tice]

Tag: Mark 9
Every Knee, Every Tongue

Every Knee, Every Tongue

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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
Jesus Is Lord

Jesus Is Lord

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

Mark 9:24 

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.  

 I Corinthians 12:3 

It is a significant statement to confess Jesus as Lord. The man with the demon-possessed son addressed Christ as Lord. Paul, in writing to the Corinthians comments about what it takes for someone to say that Jesus is Lord. It does not occur except by the Holy Spirit. Many over the course of history have called Jesus Lord, thus pointing out the work of the Spirit in every age to draw souls to Christ and to the acknowledgment of Him as Lord. One of the most remarkable examples of this is David, one of the holy men of God who spoke by the Holy Spirit, who began the 110th Psalm with, ‘The LORD said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ Christ makes a point of this statement in controversy with the Jewish religionists when He says, ‘What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, The Son of David. He said to them, How then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying: The LORD said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ Thus, to call Jesus Lord is significant because it is to recognize and give Him the honor due Him. When the man with the demon-possessed son called Jesus, ‘Lord,’ he was appealing to Him as the One Who had authority over the demon who was tormenting his son. We serve this same Lord. He has authority over all the things that have to do with us and whatever is occurring in our lives. We are not appealing to a lesser being than the Lord of Glory. By the power of the Holy Spirit we say, Jesus is Lord. 

Our Gracious Master and our God, 
we rejoice that You are Lord. 
We praise You that You send Your Holy Spirit, 
to reveal You to us. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

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