Seven Fundamental Principles of Lordship.
The Bible, the constitution of the Kingdom of Heaven, plainly identifies God as King and Lord of all. One of the most common Hebrew words used to refer to God in the Old Testament is Adonai, which literally means proprietor or owner. It is usually translated “lord.” The personal name for God, Yahweh, although difficult to translate with complete accuracy, carries the same idea of the master, owner, or lord.
This biblical picture of God as Lord is further enhanced by the fact that in most Bible versions, the personal name Yahweh, wherever it occurs, is replaced with the word “Lord.” This is in keeping with an ancient Jewish tradition where devout Jews so respected and honoured God’s name that they would not even speak it or read it aloud to ensure that they did not inadvertently violate the Third Commandment by misusing His name. Instead, they substituted the word Adonai, or “Lord.”
1. A king personally owns everything in his domain.
There is no private ownership in a kingdom. Everything belongs to the king.
2. Use of anything in a kingdom is a privilege. If the king owns everything, then anything in that kingdom that we use is not by right but by a privilege granted by the king.
3. A king can give or distribute anything to anyone in his kingdom.
Why? Because he owns it. He can shift things around any way he pleases. This is why we need to hold onto “our” possessions lightly. They really are not ours. Sometimes the King will test us by telling us to give up something He has given us. Our response—obedience or disobedience—will reveal whether or not we really believe He is Lord. If we obey, we show that we believe He owns everything and that He not only can replace what we give but even multiply it.
4. Submission to a king’s lordship means that we have no right to ourselves.
That is why the greatest confession we can ever make is the confession, “Jesus Christ is Lord.” The moment we say those words, we are acknowledging that we have no more right to our own life; it now belongs to Christ. We have put ourselves willingly under His control and direction and are at His beck and call. He can help Himself to our lives anytime He wants.
5. Obedience is an acknowledgement of lordship.
When we obey the King, we are simply saying to Him, “You are Lord and my life is Yours. Your wish is my command.”
6. Thanksgiving is an acknowledgement of the King’s Lordship.
Daily thankfulness for food, water, clothing, shelter, and other daily needs reveals that we believe that the King owns all and is the source of all we have.
7. The word “Lord” can never be used with the word “but.”
Those two words are impossible together. We cannot say, “I love You, Lord, but…” or else He is not Lord. We cannot claim Him as Lord and then make excuses for not obeying Him. The only appropriate word to go with “Lord” is “Yes!” Either He is Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all.
Endnotes:
KINGDOM PRINCIPLES PREPARING FOR KINGDOM EXPERIENCE AND EXPANSION
By Dr. Myles Munroe
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please see my book
“Yoking Up with Jesus and the King of God Government”
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