Is Jesus Lord?

          C.S. Lewis said that Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or Lord.  What he was saying was that no man could make the claims that Jesus made, “I AM” being GOD, unless he was a liar – unless He really was.  Jesus claimed to be the eternal God of the universe.  He was either delusional (which does not make him a good teacher) or, worse yet, he knew he was lying. Or, the third choice - He is the LORD.  It is a historical fact that a man named Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under the hand of the Governor of Judea at the time, Pontius Pilate.  It was also observed by 500 people that He rose from the dead and was with them for 40 days before He ascended into the heavens.  Guess what guys; this holds up in a court of law - it actually happened.  Many people believe this.  Many people don't believe this.  I do.  But the Bible, when speaking about belief, doesn’t mean do you know it.  The Bible speaks of believe in terms of ‘do you trust  this?  I can believe that a boat in the middle of the ocean can save my life.  My life is not saved however until I climb into the boat.  We need to actually DO something with our faith.  If we say we believe (trust) in Jesus to save us but this faith has not changed our life – we need to look very closely at our ‘belief’ to be sure we are trusting Him.  If my faith has not changed my life, what good has my faith been to me?  Jesus wants to change our life, to give us a purpose for living.  Changed lives prove ministry! 

          “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don't show it by your actions?  Can that kind of faith save anyone?  Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, "Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well" — but then you don't give that person any food or clothing.  What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn't enough.  Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.”   James 2:14 – 17  (NLT)