9 Nov 2016

So…You think Jesus is king?

by | posted in: Uncategorized | 134,309

With all this election posting on social media, one thing has caught my attention. A lot of people keep posting that Christ is King. If that is so, and I would agree with them, then the question I have is this. Do we realize what making Christ King means for our lives?

The first thing is that is Jesus is king, then he is king over all, whether they have accepted him or not.  This also means he is king over all our politics, business deals, education, and every other part of our lives. To have a king is different than a president or governor. A king has total authority to determine how we shall live. We have a choice to either submit in total to the kings will or live in adversity to him and risk the wrath of the judgment of the king. There is also the third party that gives lip service to the king but ignores his statutes. This is where I argue much of the church is today. We have sought peace from earthly kings and now believe we have elected one. So what now? Now we need to do what we should do regardless who sits in government. We need to cry out to the Lord, “We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.” (1 Sam. 12:10) “ And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. 15 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king.” (1 Sam. 12:13-15)

We have chosen our earthly king, but he must submit to the authority of God for things to go well with us. But all the cards are not in his lap. It is us who should study to show ourselves approved. Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians that to be entrusted with the gospel means we must speak not to please man, but to please God. If we have been transformed by the gospel ourselves, then we live by God’s standards and we need to stop trying to change them to match our standards. We must seek out the standards of God and seek to live as salt and light, different from the world and quit assimilating into it. We must seek the standards of God because they will show us the error of our ways and cause us to repent. Repentance is a beautiful thing. It brings us to God and when he pours his mercy and grace on us we have true peace. In God’s kingdom there is freedom, true freedom, the kind that comes from serving a good king. One who does not lay heavy burdens on His people. But this king calls us to go into the world with truth, not with feel goodness but with truth that can sometimes be hard. But it has to begin with each of us individually. We must apply the truth of God to our own lives. Then apply it to our families and finally our churches. That is when we will see the freedom and peace, for ourselves and for our children.

So if you believe God is truly on the throne, then seek the king’s orders. He is a king who loves, a king who died for you, so give your life to serve him in how He commands.

134309 Responses

  3. DaniLDax
    | Reply

    На сайте https://film.kino-lords.one/ представлено огромное количество фильмов самого разного жанра: мелодрамы, драмы, ужасы, комедии, триллеры и многое другое. Все фильмы отличаются необычным сюжетом, оригинальной постановкой, а также бесподобной актерской игрой. Перед вами огромный выбор фильмов, которые помогут расслабиться и разнообразить досуг в выходной день. Просматривать их вы сможете на любом устройстве, в том числе, компьютере, планшете. Регулярно появляются любопытные новинки.

  12. Xplosivedut
    | Reply

    Я думаю, что Вы не правы. Могу отстоять свою позицию. Пишите мне в PM, пообщаемся.
    Cryptocurrencies are becoming most a in-demand alternative to online payments. https://kamala-harris.io/ are still relatively new, accordingly, the market for these digital currencies is very volatile.

  14. MikhLfrema
    | Reply

    На сайте https://oboi-dlya-sten.ru/ находится большой ассортимент обоев. Все они имеют привлекательный внешний вид, интересный и разнообразный дизайн. Обои украсят пространство в помещении любого стиля. Вы обязательно выберете вариант как в гостиную, так и спальню, детскую комнату и другие помещения. Все решения отличаются безупречным качеством, поэтому точно прослужат не один год. Есть возможность подобрать обои с самым разным рисунком, который обязательно вам понравится. Все они реализуются по доступной цене.

  16. pro nerve 6
    | Reply

    Its like you learn my mind! You seem to know a lot about this,
    like you wrote the e-book in it or something. I believe that you could do with a few p.c.
    to power the message house a little bit, however other than that, that is wonderful blog.
    An excellent read. I’ll certainly be back.

    my webpage: pro nerve 6

  18. beast iptv
    | Reply

    Attractive portion of content. I simply stumbled upon your blog and
    in accession capital to say that I acquire actually enjoyed
    account your blog posts. Anyway I’ll be subscribing to
    your augment or even I achievement you get admission to consistently quickly.

  23. Mostbet
    | Reply

    Hi, I do believe this is a great web site.
    I stumbledupon it 😉 I may come back once again since i
    have saved as a favorite it. Money and freedom is the best way to change, may you
    be rich and continue to help other people.

  28. kingiptv
    | Reply

    Do you have a spam issue on this blog; I also am a blogger, and I was wondering your situation; we have developed some nice
    procedures and we are looking to trade solutions with
    other folks, be sure to shoot me an email if interested.

  30. SureShotFx
    | Reply

    Good day! This post could not be written any better!
    Reading this post reminds me of my good old room mate!
    He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this post to him.
    Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!

  35. Mostbet
    | Reply

    I know this web site offers quality based content and extra material,
    is there any other site which gives such data in quality?

  39. kontol
    | Reply

    Aw, this was an incredibly nice post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to generate a very good article… but what
    can I say… I hesitate a whole lot and never seem to get nearly anything done.

  40. kontol
    | Reply

    I think the admin of this site is really working hard in favor of his website, as here every stuff is quality based material.

  46. Swap Pdf
    | Reply

    Ӏ absolutely lοve your blog and find many of your post’s to
    be exactly I’m looking for. Do ｙoou offer guest
    writers to write content available for you? І wouldn’t mind рroducing
    a post or elaborating on some of the subnjects yοu write witһ regarɗs to
    here. Again, awesome blog!

  50. article source
    | Reply

    Hi there! Ԛuick questiоn that’s entirely offf topic.

    Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly?
    My blog looks weіrd when browsіng from my iphone. I’m trуing to find a template or pⅼugin that
    might be abⅼe to fix this issue. If you һave any suggestions, please share.
    Cheeгs!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *