you told me, now show me

“Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord,
and do not [practice] what I tell you?”
(Luke 6:46 ~ Amplified Bible)

The highest form of worship is obedience. The prophet Samuel spoke to king Saul and said, “Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.” God desires and requires obedience to His commands and statutes. Words must have corresponding actions to bring delight to the Lord.
Jesus confronted the ‘lip service’ of the people of who followed Him. He quoted from the prophet Isaiah when he said in Isaiah 29:13, “Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.” With their lips they called Him Lord, but with their actions they denied His Lordship. They called him ‘Lord, Lord.’ The title ‘lord’ means ‘to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; the owner; one who has control of the person, the master; is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master.’ Basically, in today’s vernacular, Jesus was saying, “you call me Lord and come to me with your lips but I do not have decision making power in your life; I am not your owner, and I do not have control of your life and your actions prove it! You told me I was your Lord, now show me.”
The sad truth is that, “Not everyone who keeps saying to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven” (Luke 7:21). The scriptures continue to let us know that many people will stand before the Righteous Judge and having done many wonderful works, even to casting out devils in His name, will be called workers of iniquity.
Is Christ truly Lord of your life? Are your actions collaborating evidence to your profession of Christ being lord of your life? Does He have the decision making power in your life? Does He have control, power and authority of every area of your life? He does desire to rule and reign on the throne of your heart. Don’t just call him Lord, show Him [and others] that He is Lord by walking in obedience to His word.