“The
Lord has need of him.” (Luke 19:34)
Meditation
from Luke Chapter 19
What does
it mean to have Jesus as the Lord of our life?
1.
Personal Life – “So he made
haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.” (19:6) Like Zacchaeus,
we need to receive Jesus joyfully in our life and surrender ourselves
completely. We also call Jesus “Lord” as does Zacchaus; if He is our Lord our
self will be totally surrendered to Him.
2.
Family & Friends –
And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up [a]and saw him, and said to him,
“Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
(19:5)
When Jesus
becomes the Lord of our life, not only our personal life, but our family,
friends and every relationship in our life will come under the lordship of
Jesus.
3.
Possessions – “Then
Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to
the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I
restore fourfold.”” (19:8)
When Jesus
is our Lord, our possession are His and everything wholly belongs to Him.
4.
Time, Talents & Treasure – “And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he
then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to
him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.”(19:15)
Like the nobleman
who gave things into the hands of his citizens, Lord Jesus has given us time,
talents and treasures and we will have to give account of all that we have
received.
The citizens
hated him and so did not want him to reign over them (Luke 19:14). If we
love Jesus, we will recognize His Lordship over everything in our life and
we will be faithful stewards.
5.
The Owner – When the
disciples were sent by Jesus to bring the colt they were told to tell the
owners of the colt that, “The Lord has need of him” (19:34). From the
time we commit our life to Jesus, He becomes the owner of our life. When we realize
that the Lord needs us, we will not hesitate to surrender ourselves and
everything of ours to His Lordship and use.
6.
Loose – The colt had to
be loosened to be brought to Jesus (19:30). In the same way we need to be
loosened from everything that which is holding us to itself or every bondage so
that we may belong wholly to Jesus.
Let us
loosen ourselves of everything that which is holding us, recognize the ownership
of Jesus of our life and surrender our personal life and every relationship and
possessions under His Lordship and at His disposal!
I
Surrender All by Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939)
All to Jesus I
surrender
All to Him I
freely give
I will ever love
and trust Him
In His presence
daily live
All to Jesus I
surrender
Humbly at His
feet I bow
Worldly
pleasures all forsaken
Take me Jesus
take me now
I surrender all
I surrender all
All to Thee my
blessed Saviour
I surrender all
All to Jesus I
surrender
Make me Saviour
wholly Thine
Let me feel the
Holy Spirit
Truly know that
Thou art mine
All to Jesus I
surrender
Lord I give
myself to Thee
Fill me with Thy
love and power
Let Thy
blessings fall on me
All to Jesus I
surrender
Now I feel the
sacred flame
Oh the joy of
full salvation
Glory glory to
His name
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