Greetings Dear Reader,
I am taking a new approach to Holy Week this year. I want to spend the remainder of the season
focusing on Jesus and who he is as King.
I am taking the inspiration for this form the sermon “My King”: by S.M.
Lockridge. I was privileged to hear this
sermon many years ago. I watched a
humble godly man address a congregation filled with other pastors. I watched him energize and enthuse hundreds
of men just by talking about who Jesus is as King.
We
I do not want to forget that the King of the Universe put on
pauper’s guise so that he could live out an understanding of who I am. He did is to that he could set an example
that I could follow. “He pioneered our
salvation through the world that you and I face daily.”
As I think through this I hope to stoke the fires of my
admiration. I hope to lean better how to
show Christ respect and honor. I hope to
bring into sharper focus the vast distance between who Jesus is and how we
treated and continue to treat him. Until
we see Jesus and King we cannot truly understand how far he traveled to bring
us into his kingdom and his family.
Walk with me if you wish.
Spring is upon us and with it new life and light. As we exit the long dark of winter I hope we
can share a thought or two about the King that came to seek and save what was
lost.
The Bible says my King is a seven-way king
He's the King of
the Jews; that's a racial king
He's the King of
Israel; that's a national King
He's the King of
Righteousness
He's the King of
the Ages
He's the King of
Heaven
He's the King of
Glory
He's the King of
kings, and He's the Lord of lords. That's my King.
Well....I wonder, do you know Him?
David said, "The Heavens declare the glory of God and
the firmament showeth His handiwork."
My King is a
sovereign King.
No means of
measure can define His limitless love.
No far seeing
telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply.
No barrier can
hinder Him from pouring out His blessings.
He's enduringly
strong.
He's entirely
sincere.
He's eternally
steadfast.
He's immortally
graceful.
He's imperially
powerful.
He's impartially
merciful.
Do you know Him?
He's the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the
horizon of this world.
He's God's Son.
He's the sinner's
Savior.
He's the
centerpiece of civilization.
He stands in the
solitude of Himself.
He's august and
He's unique.
He's
unparalleled.
He's unprecedented.
He is the
loftiest idea in literature.
He's the highest
personality in philosophy.
He is the supreme
problem in higher criticism.
He's the
fundamental doctrine of true theology.
He is the
cardinal necessity for spiritual religion.
He's the miracle
of the age.
He's -- yes He is
-- He is the superlative of everything good that you choose to call Him.
He's the only one qualified to be an all sufficient Savior.
I wonder if you know Him today.
He supplies
strength for the weak.
He's available
for the tempted and the tried.
He sympathizes
and He saves.
He strengthens
and sustains.
He guards and He
guides.
He heals the
sick.
He cleansed the
lepers.
He forgives
sinners.
He discharges
debtors.
He delivers the
captives.
He defends the
feeble.
He blesses the
young.
He serves the
unfortunate.
He regards the
aged.
He rewards the
diligent....and He beautifies the meek.
I wonder if you know Him.
Well, my King....He is the King!
He's the key to
knowledge.
He's the
wellspring of wisdom.
He's the doorway
of deliverance.
He's the pathway
of peace.
He's the roadway
of righteousness.
He's the highway
of holiness.
He's the gateway
of glory.
Do you know Him?
Well, His office is manifold.
His promise is sure....and His light is matchless.
His goodness is
limitless.
His mercy is
everlasting.
His love never changes.
His word is
enough.
His grace is
sufficient.
His reign is
righteous.
And His yoke is
easy, and his burden is light.
I wish I could
describe Him to you, but He's indescribable -- Yes He is! He is God!
He's
incomprehensible.
He's invincible.
He's
irresistible.
Well, you can't get Him out of your mind.
You can't get Him off of your hand.
You can't out live Him, and you can't live without Him.
The Pharisees couldn't stand Him, but they found out they
couldn't stop Him.
Pilate couldn't
find any fault in Him.
The witnesses
couldn't get their testimonies to agree.
Herod couldn't
kill Him.
Death couldn't
handle Him, and the grave couldn't hold Him.
Yea!!!, that's my
King, that's my King.
Yes, and Thine is the Kingdom....and the Power....and the
Glory....Forever....and ever, and ever, and ever -- How long is that? And ever,
and ever.
And when you get through with all of the forevers, then.
AMEN!
Good God Almighty!
AMEN! AMEN!
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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