From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "Heritage" <gheritage@juno.com>
Subject: September Greetings to All
Date: Sunday, September 02, 2001 7:24 AM

"Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, FROM whom are all things, and
we exist FOR Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, BY whom are all things, and we
exist THROUGH Him." 1 Corinthians 8:6 (My emphasis)

As we continue to look at the marks of Christ Jesus' divinity, Scripture
tells us of His Lordship.  This same verse also refers to Chirst Jesus as
the Creator as we have seen previously.  The following verses speak of His
Lordship as well.

"And He (Jesus) was saying to them, 'The Son of Man is Lord of the
Sabbath.'"
This is the answer Jesus gave to the question of some Pharisees, "Why do you
do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"  Luke 6:5 and 2

The Apostle Peter speaking on the day of Pentecost is saying, "Therefore let
all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and
Christ -- this Jesus whom you crucified."  Acts 2:36

The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:3 says, "Therefore I make known to you,
that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus is accursed'; and
no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit."

His dominion is another mark of divinity.
Dominion (as defined in Webster's Dictionary): The power or right of
governing and controlling; sovereign authority.

His dominion is Eternal,
"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
 And the government will rest on His shoulders;
 And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal
 Father, Prince of Peace.
 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace..."
Isaiah 9:6-7

It is universal,
"...He will speak peace to the nations;
 And His dominion will be from sea to sea,
 And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth."  Zechariah 9:10
[Margin]

It is over nature,
"And the men marveled, saying 'What kind of man is this, that even the winds
and the sea obey Him?'"  Matthew 8:27

It is over the church,
"And He (God the Father) put all things in subjection under His (Jesus)
feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church."  Ephesians 1:22

It is over the powers,
"(Christ Jesus) who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven,
after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him. 1 Peter
3:22
(I remind you again to read all the verses in context.)

Our Lord, Christ Jesus is Creator, He pre-exsisted, He has authority, He
foreknew of His sufferings and departure, He is The Lord and He has dominion
over all -- eternal and universal.
This is the Christ to whom we gladly bow our knee and worship with our whole
being.  I am reminded of the chorus of a song we often sing in our
Fellowship as follows:

"You are love, You are life, You are Lord over everything,
 Alpha, Omega, Jehovah, the King of Kings,
 Wonderful Way Maker, worthy of my offering, hallowed be Thy name."

All hail our glorious Lord of Lords and King of Kings, He is worthy of all
honor and praise!!