He (Jesus) who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords. 1 Timothy 6.15
A King is a
leader and commander of the people in his land. A Lord is the master who has
the power to decide for his people.
The last
judge in Israel was Samuel, and God used him in mighty ways to deliver the
Israelites from their enemies. Samuel was getting old. The Israelites wondered,
who would lead them now? The kings of other countries seemed easy to follow.
You could see them and hear them. When other kings would shout out laws from their
palaces, Israel’s God and King would whisper to the hearts of His people. God
knew this whispering could help the Israelites lean in and stay close to Him, where
they could be safe and know His love.
But the
Israelites wanted the shouts of a man instead of the whispers of God. They
asked Samuel to find a human king. God said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the
people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they
have rejected me from being king over them.”
So, some good
kings ruled and some bad kings ruled, but none of them could be as good of a king
as God. The bad kings led the people to worship idols. They trusted in those fake
gods and turned away from God’s protection. Enemies came into the Israelites’ land,
dividing The Kingdom of Israel in two. They forced some Israelites to leave
their homes and live far away in exile. God was not surprised. He already knows
everything that has been, is now, and will be. Does that fill you with awe to just
think about?
About sixty
years after Jesus died on the cross, God allowed one of His followers named John
to peek into the future. God showed John how King Jesus would come back to earth
one day, to set all things right. Jesus will not come as a baby this time, but as
a conquering King wearing a robe that says, “King of kings and Lord of lords.” King
Jesus is all wise, all knowing, all good, all loving, and all powerful. King Jesus
has more power than we can imagine and loves us more completely than we could dream.
Unlike other leaders, King Jesus perfectly take care of His people, perfectly protects
His people, and perfectly leads His people.
The Israelites
wanted a human king they could see. One day, the Israelites desire to see the face
of their king will come true for all people. One day everyone will see Jesus, and
at His name, “every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
One day every president, prime minister, king, pharaoh, neighbour, friend, man,
woman, boy, and girl will bow before King Jesus. What a day that will be! Jesus
is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Read about
the people rejecting God as their King.
1 Samuel 8.6-7
How does it
make you think and feel to know Jesus the King of kings has more power than any
teacher, country, or government?
What are things
we might think or do to reject Jesus as our King?
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