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'Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.’ Isaiah 33:17
suggested further reading: John 12:12–19
Some of the worst of tyrants have delighted to call themselves kings by divine right, emperors by the will of God, monarchs by the grace of God, and the like. It may be so; I doubt not that many of earth’s tyrants require much grace, lest their crimes should bring them to speedy ruin; and doubtless it is sometimes the will of God to inflict great scourges upon guilty nations; but, my brethren, Jesus Christ is no despotic claimant of divine right, but he is really and truly the Lord’s Anointed! ‘For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell’. God has given to him all power and authority. As the Son of man, he is now head over all things to his church, and he reigns over heaven, earth and hell with the keys of life and death at his girdle; ‘and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.’ We recognise him as King by divine right. We see in him most clearly that true deity which ‘doth hedge a king,’ and meekly we bow before him whom God has appointed ‘to be a Prince and a Saviour’ to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. Certain princes have delighted to call themselves kings by the popular will, and certainly our Lord Jesus Christ is such in his church. If it could be put to the vote whether he should be King in the church, every believing heart would crown him. O that we could crown him more gloriously than we do! We should count no expense to be wasted that could glorify Christ. Suffering should be pleasure, and loss should be gain, if thereby we could surround his brow with brighter crowns and make him more glorious in the eyes of men and angels. Yes, he shall reign. Long live the King! All hail to thee, King Jesus!
for meditation: The eternal kingship of Christ is his by God’s appointment and was announced before his birth (Luke 1:32–33). Though his enemies regarded him as a usurper (Luke 23:2: John 19:12, 15; Acts 17:7), he was born to be king (John 18:37) and is in fact the King of kings (Revelation 17:14; 19:16). Should that encourage or terrify you?
suggested further reading: John 12:12–19
Some of the worst of tyrants have delighted to call themselves kings by divine right, emperors by the will of God, monarchs by the grace of God, and the like. It may be so; I doubt not that many of earth’s tyrants require much grace, lest their crimes should bring them to speedy ruin; and doubtless it is sometimes the will of God to inflict great scourges upon guilty nations; but, my brethren, Jesus Christ is no despotic claimant of divine right, but he is really and truly the Lord’s Anointed! ‘For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell’. God has given to him all power and authority. As the Son of man, he is now head over all things to his church, and he reigns over heaven, earth and hell with the keys of life and death at his girdle; ‘and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.’ We recognise him as King by divine right. We see in him most clearly that true deity which ‘doth hedge a king,’ and meekly we bow before him whom God has appointed ‘to be a Prince and a Saviour’ to give repentance and forgiveness of sins. Certain princes have delighted to call themselves kings by the popular will, and certainly our Lord Jesus Christ is such in his church. If it could be put to the vote whether he should be King in the church, every believing heart would crown him. O that we could crown him more gloriously than we do! We should count no expense to be wasted that could glorify Christ. Suffering should be pleasure, and loss should be gain, if thereby we could surround his brow with brighter crowns and make him more glorious in the eyes of men and angels. Yes, he shall reign. Long live the King! All hail to thee, King Jesus!
for meditation: The eternal kingship of Christ is his by God’s appointment and was announced before his birth (Luke 1:32–33). Though his enemies regarded him as a usurper (Luke 23:2: John 19:12, 15; Acts 17:7), he was born to be king (John 18:37) and is in fact the King of kings (Revelation 17:14; 19:16). Should that encourage or terrify you?
