She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is come into the world.” John 11:27

“Trading My Sorrows” was a popular praise song of a few years ago, and it had a rather simple chorus: “Yes Lord, yes Lord, yes yes Lord.”

That’s a wonderfully biblical phrase. In Matthew 9:28, when the blind men came to Jesus requesting healing, He asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said, “Yes, Lord.” When Jesus asked His disciples if they understood His parables, they said, “Yes, Lord” (Matthew 13:51). When Jesus spoke to the woman of Canaan who begged Him to help her daughter, she said, “Yes, Lord” (Matthew 15:27). When Jesus told Martha that He was the resurrection and the life, she said, “Yes, Lord” (John 11:27). And when Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love…