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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
As I read through Abraham’s story in this chapter, I couldn’t help
think about the kingship of God in two dimensions. First, I thought about it with respect to
yesterday’s reading. In that story
Abraham and Sarah and Hagar were caught up in sin and avoiding God’s
perspective. Certainly this was a dark
spot on Abraham’s relationship with God.
But what happens? In this chapter
God demonstrates that he is King. He can
work in spite of Abraham’s sinfulness.
His power to bring about His will is greater than Abraham’s sinfulness.
This leads me into God’s greatness. In this chapter He truly displays His
kingship. He knows the world needs a
savior. He knows that savior has to come
from Him. So how does He begin this
journey to go from Abraham to Jesus Christ?
He starts with an old man and a barren woman. Out of the impossible God brings about a
baby. Abraham couldn’t believe it. We wouldn’t believe it either. Yet this story serves to demonstrate that God
is king of this universe. He has full
power and authority over this world.
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