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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 an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
Whenever
I read about predictions of judgment, I immediately think about God as
King. Some people read these passages
with fear and trembling, only able to focus on the negative aspects of these
words. I agree with them. The time of judgment and the days leading up
to them will not be pleasant. But in the
end, each of us will have our eternal lives held by the hand of God. I can personally think of nobody else that I
would desire to entrust to hold my eternal life and judge me in His own righteousness.
Think
about how many parts of this passage speak to His power and His
all-knowing. Of course, I’ve already
mentioned the whole judgment thing. And
then there is the timing, which nobody can know except for Him! If that alone doesn’t demonstrate His
kingship I don’t know what does. Who
else is going to be able to save us from the judgment of other people and give
us words to say?
Why do we
want to acknowledge Him as king? For me,
the reason is rather simple. There are
going to be all kinds of deceiving impulses in this world. There are going to be false prophets who come
along our path. There are going to be
deceptive teachings that bend our ear and lead us into cheap grace – or not
grace at all! If we aren’t centered on
Him as king of our life, we will surely not navigate the choices of life amidst
all of the distractions and temptations along the way.
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