...one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Ephesians 4.5)

In a day and age without dukes and viziers we find words like ‘lord’ lose poignancy. We lose the impact that Jesus is not just a lord, but He is the One Lord. In His presence there is no other Lord. He stands alone in full power and authority. Jesus is unparalleled in His sovereignty. Jesus is the very definition of Lordship.

In the Lordship of Christ we are one body, joined together by His indwelling Spirit. We are called to hope, an eternal hope, that is rooted and founded in Jesus. We hold to this everlasting hope in faith, our belief in our purposeful creation and redemptive re-creation. In the face of our Christ-centered faith there can be no other. Jesus is the one true Lord and our one true faith is found in Him alone.

Uplifted in hope-filled faith in our one Lord Jesus we represent our faith to the world in the rite of baptism. We take our heartfelt faith and display it in the outward confession of baptism. We recognize Jesus' lordship over our lives, our death in sin and our resurrection to new life in Christ. We have been reborn, revitalized. Our meaningless wandering has been reimagined in the Lordship of Jesus, and we now have purpose, value, reason.

In the Lordship of Jesus we meet with the one true God, triune and great. In the Lordship of Jesus we now have access to the Father and His unending presence.

Lord Jesus, I once again place my life in recognition to Your sovereignty. You are in full control and I willingly and joyfully set my life in Your hands for Your glory.