The phrase, “Jesus is Lord,” is most likely the oldest Christian creed ever used. Long before the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed, people would say, “Jesus is Lord,” as a short-hand faith statement. It was often used at the moment of baptism as one is dying to the world and being raised with Christ. It is a declaration of service to Jesus. You are willingly becoming a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. And while all of this might, from the outside, look overly serious or inhibiting to one’s freedom, for those of us who confess Jesus as Lord, we know it is actually filled with joy unspeakable, and it is the most freeing thing a person can do.