When Paul here proclaims Jesus Christ to be our Lord he is proclaiming the risen Lord Jesus. This is at the heart of God's Gospel verse 1. It is only through him that Paul is able to proclaim that he received grace and his apostleship. And it is only through him that all the nations can be caught in faith. The book of Romans is all about Jesus and the difference the risen Lord Jesus makes to the Christian.
I think sometimes we get so caught up in words such as the gospel that we forget that the gospel is about a living risen person that was sent by God after being declared the son of David and the son of God he is declared as our Lord.
Faith in this person is much more than simply turning up to church on Sundays or trying to lead a good moral life. It's about being in a living and active relationship with the Lord Jesus in which he speaks to you and you speak to him. This is surely amazing!
I pray that I would come to understand more deeply what it means for you to be the risen Lord Jesus Christ. For now it means that you are looking after me that all my worries and anxieties and fears pale into insignificance as I see you for who you really are our Lord. This is not some sort of far of distant Lordship it is this HEAR and now imminent Lordship. Lord help me to desire what you desire. Give me the strength to follow after you LORD.
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