I like my independence. I like to run my own life. I like to make my own decisions. I like to do my own thing. I like to pursue my own interests.

But I don’t want to be in this group:

“But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me” (27).

I want Jesus to rule me. I want Him to reign as king in my life.

I yield my independence to Him.

Jesus is Lord. I want to be His disciple. Faithfully occupied in His interests and doing His “thing” as long as I’m here.

I say, “Yes! Lord!”

from Luke 19:13

A little bit more from Luke 19: He Occupied Faithfully