On the 14th day of Christmas my true love gave to me a picture of reigning reality (Ezekiel 21:27).

When we decide we know what to do when God hasn’t so much as given us a clue, we rule our lives but may soon be surprised that our reign was just an illusion. This I tried to convey, in more words or less, to a young woman whose husband wants more children and she is so good and godly with them but wants to remain on birth control so she can fulfill her dreams. And this illusionary reign was the same message to another too fearful to open test results that may determine her employment future. No pills can stop God’s planned pregnancy nor can unopened test scores change the results. I told them this easily from the soundtrack of my life: Let God reign supreme. That way you’ll get everything you need and then some (John 15:1-17). This is a hard lesson for us with all our rights; we forget that God has the right to reign, including our lives.

Looking to the second coming of Jesus Christ, God the Father says He will displace the false messiah and no one else will rule until “He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him” (Ezekiel 21:27).

This prophecy speaks to the end time but helps us understand that Jesus has the right to rule the earth and, as our Lord, then most definitely, our lives. Keeping in the forefront of my mind Jesus’ right to rule my life, I have had to let go of my illusionary reigns, like my drive to succeed on my terms. Though scary at times, my life is always so much better when I stop trying to be someone I could never be, take the backseat and let Jesus drive my life.

Copyright 2010 by Rhonda J. Smith