John 6:69
You
have the words of eternal life. We have
come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.
I once had a discussion with a lawyer
regarding using titles before our names.
He mentioned that for doctors and lawyers, it is okay for them to use
“Dr.” and “Atty.” before their names because they have undergone more than the
normal 4 years of college (8-12 years).
So they consider themselves “nagpaka-dalubhasa” (specialist). While for engineers (like me), we only
studied 5 years, and yet we always put the title “Engr.” in front of our
names.
Well, I just responded that for me, it
doesn’t really matter. A person should
be known not by titles but by the things he does to help others become
better. That title should only be vested
in you by those people you helped, for they know that your life was lived for
that purpose – saving lives, defending the truth and making the world a better
place to live in.
Doctor, President, Mayor – they are all
titles. They speak of the office that
the person holds; the task he was called to do.
So it is with the one we worship, the one whose title we bear when we
call ourselves “Christians”. His
proper name is “Jesus”. But His
title, reflecting the title He holds and the task He was called to do, His
title is Christ.
Christ is the Greek word Cristos, a
translation of the Hebrew Meshiach, or as we say in English “Messiah”,
or the Anointed One. There are a lot
of mayors and presidents. But in Jesus’
case it is different. There is only one office
of Messiah, of Cristos. He came to the
world not to be served, but to serve.
And only Him fully deserve to be called the King… the King of all Kings! Jesus - the Christ - who will one day return
to proclaim, with the sound of the trumpet, that he is here as almighty Judge
and King to usher in the Year of the Lord's Favor.
Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, our Savior
and our King, I choose today to take refuge in You. I choose to fear the Lord and not man, and I
choose obedience over willfulness and submission over pride. I am blessed beyond measure already, and I
praise and thank You for all You have provided, knowing that we will lack no
good thing as we seek You first above all else.
To You be all the honor and glory!
I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall be ever in my mouth.
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