The Sovereign

Fellow Labourers-

When you hear the word sovereign what comes to mind? For me this word has been used so much in relation to the Queen of England that she comes to mind. I am not obsessed with her, but culture forces my mind in that direction. Since culture is learned, I therefore have a choice to recalibrate my mind to see Christ as sovereign. The more I focus on Jesus the less the queen occupies my mind.

Wherever our focus is will determine what is sovereign to us. My experience over the past days has confirmed a thought that is on my mind: Most people want to serve the Lord, but on their terms. The world and its pleasures are too attractive to completely let go of them. So, let us serve Christ and still continue to do some of our fleshly things, because nothing is wrong with them. You may very well be right, but I must confess that "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."

Pax Vobiscum

Robert Stewart