Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11)

Every Knee And Every Tongue

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was with God at the beginning and created the world. Through the divine plan of the Father, Jesus came into the world as flesh to live and dwell among those He created. Jesus knew He would suffer and die a horrible death at the hands of those whom He formed in the image of His Father. The plan to save sinful man could only be established through the blood of God’s Son. When Jesus began His ministry, He taught as one with authority. His miracles confirmed His deity. No man could reason as Jesus did, and no authority could move the plan of God away from the salvation of all humanity. The words of Jesus remain the unchangeable word of God. When the Bible was completed as a divine canon, the Lordship of Jesus Christ was confirmed on every page.

Almost all men believe Jesus was a real person, but very few believe Him to be the Son of God. Believing Jesus is real is vital, but it does not mean the world accepts Him as anything more than a good man or teacher. Jesus did not come to earth to be a good man. His role as a teacher was not to impress the intellectuals of His day. What men fail to accept is that the man from Nazareth is the divine revelation of God’s will to save man from sin, and there is no other one in whom a man can be saved from eternal condemnation. Eternal life is dependent upon believing and accepting Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. Obedience is necessary to follow the words of Jesus. Faith alone cannot save. There must be a full acceptance of the words of Jesus Christ and a willingness to follow His word. Sadly, most of the world refuses to acknowledge that Jesus is the Christ.

The fact that the world does not accept Jesus as Christ does not diminish who He is and what He is. Jesus Christ is Lord, the Son of God, the Savior of the world. His words will judge men in the last day. All men will bow before Him. Kings, despots, peasants, and the commoner will share one experience on the day of judgment. God has highly exalted His Son above all men, and there is no name greater than Jesus Christ. Everyone will declare that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, on the final day. A man can deny Jesus all his life, but in death, he will see the glory of God through His Son.

Every knee will bow before the King of kings and Lord of lords. There will be no one standing before Jesus Christ with pride and arrogance. What men will seek who denied Jesus in life is mercy and pity, but there will be none to give. Every tongue will confess what they refused to acknowledge in life. There will be no unbelievers at the judgment bar of God. All men will believe and know that God is real, and His Son is the preeminent One who is above all men. His name will be exalted above all names. Every knee and every tongue will confess – no exceptions.