Godship: Who Gets To Rule Your Life?

God owns it all—the entire earth and all it contains, including me.  He has the right of rulership over it all, including my life.  He determines the ways this world must operate, both physical laws as well as the moral code, and even the way I must live my life.  I cannot approach him on my terms; I must bend to his terms.  God doesn’t yield to me; I am to yield to him.

Why?  He created it all, therefore, he owns it all.  The earth is the Lords, and everything in it—and that includes me!

The problem is, from the beginning of mankind’s history, the human race has tried to reverse the immutable laws that the unchanging God has eternally established.  We have done our dead level best to create God in our image. We have usurped his rightful place.  We live as if we were God.

That is what ails the world, is it not?  It is an issue of godship—who is going to rule.  Every sin, every war, every crime, every calamity, every sad story of a broken home, everything that has ever gone wrong can be traced back to the wrong choice in the decision of godship.  We have consistently put ourselves on the throne in place of the One who rightfully owns it all.

And of course, what is true of humankind in general is true of our lives individually, including your life and mine.  Our biggest issue, bar none, is godship.  Who will sit as Master and Commander of our moment-by-moment lives?

Truly wise people have settled that issue once and for all.  They understand that God owns it all, and they are simply managing what he has given them in a way that will bring honor to the Owner.  When we get that right in the big and small, seen and unseen moments of life, everything else will fall into place.

The most important question that you will be asked today—the most important question you will need to resolve in life—is this: Who is ruling your life—you or God? I am not talking about the confession to which you verbally assent or even what you believe in your heart. I am speaking about what is evident by the way you live your life: The way you think, plan, talk, react to circumstances, respond to people, spend your money, use your time and whatever else you do in each of the 86,400 seconds that tick off the clock in each of the days the Creator has graciously provided for you.

The greatest thing you can do with your life is to respond to your Creator’s desire to take his rightful place as your God. Make that decision today—then gladly reaffirm it everyday for the rest of your life. When you trust that he will rule your life well—and entrust him with Godship—oh what unspeakable and glorious joy you will have!

 “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling ‘darkness’ on the wall of his cell.”  ~C.S. Lewis