The Son of Man is Lord of...

Texts:
- Psalms 117-118
- Mark 3
- Luke 6
- Matthew 12:1-21

"The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

A simple statement of Yours. Now, I could go the whole route of wondering if I am really letting You be Lord of my Sabbath days, which would be a good question. But instead, this statement makes me wonder, what else would You make this statement about?

In other words, the Son of Man is Lord of the Classroom. Lord, as I gave things up to You yesterday I started to realize how poorly I treat some things in my life. Especially when I'm overwhelmed. I've been approaching my classroom with a very negative and frustrated attitude. I'm sure that this is exceedingly evident to the students as well. What if You became my Lord of the Classroom? What would that look like? As I give it up to You again this morning, my prayer is that You show me the proper response to Your control. That You lead me in action, thought, and word.

I notice that You are always ready to serve people, in the text that I read today it is repeatedly mentioned that You went to get away from everyone, but they all followed because they wanted to be healed. You didn't sulk, moan, and tell them to leave You alone. Instead, You healed all the broken and sick. I wish there were verses about how You dealt with the frustration of not having time to Yourself. I deal with that alot. I have very little time to myself in the classroom or at home, and I get annoyed and stressed by it. Maybe because I'm selfish, maybe because it really is a necessity, I don't know.

The bottom line is that in being Lord of things, You always had Your priorities set. It's pretty obvious when reading through the gospels that Your priorities were to do the will of the Father first, then heal and teach others, then worry about what the Law has to say, and lastly was to attend to Yourself. I wonder what this made You cut out of Your schedule? That's where I am, there may be things I need to cut out of my schedule in order to serve my other priorities correctly. Teach me what those are, I am willing to lay them down...

I love You, so please be active in being the Lord of My Life today. Be Lord of My Words, and Lord of My Attitude. Be with me.