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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.
So often
when I talk about the idea of King, I am talking about an all-powerful God who
can accomplish anything. Usually when I
think of God as king, my mind goes to positive actions as He bestows His grace
and mercy upon us. It is easy to think
of a king who is benevolent and wraps His subjects in love, grace, and mercy.
That being
said, today is not one of those days.
Today we get to see the angry king.
Today we get to see the omnipotence of the king. Today we get to see the judgment. God’s own people have rebelled. They no longer see their rebellion as
bad. They are rebelling and not looking
back. Therefore, God will judge them.
Furthermore,
we see God’s judgment against the Babylonians as well. God will bring the Babylonians to serve
judgment against the Hebrew people. But
the Babylonians will also be judged. God’s
wrath will burn against them. This shows
us the kingship of God. God is king not
only over His own people, but all of the people of the world.
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