Come, King Jesus

Psalm 24:7-10 NASB says
7 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift [them] up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah.

As new creations in Christ, we are to seek first the Kingdom of God…and just how do we do that? We seek first the King! Jesus! What does seeking Jesus look like to a new creation? It looks like a subject of the King acknowledging the King’s place in every area of that subject’s existence.
As I think about these things I realize that my life has many areas where the average person would not be able to see the Kingdom of God in my life. What this meant to me was that I needed to allow the king to rule in each of those areas, thereby giving Him His proper place as ruler over every area of my life.
Imagine what our lives would look like if Jesus truly did rule and reign over us. He is a good King – a just King – Who enjoys His subjects. He is a mighty King Who rules even when the world around us seems to be turning further and further away from Him.
As I began to ask the Lord to reveal places where I do not recognize His Kingship, I felt led to make a simple list off the top of my head of places where I need to allow Him to rule and reign. It is not the entire list, but you will get the idea!

King of my spiritual life.
King of my physical body.
King of my thought life.
King of my marriage.
King of my friendships.
King of my relationship with my children and grandchildren.
King of my creativity.
King of my work.
King of what I speak.
King of what I put into my body.
King of what I watch and listen to.
King of my hobbies.
King of…

Matthew 6:31-34 NASB says, 31 "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' 32 "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Let’s welcome King Jesus into every area of our life - right now - by simply trusting Him to be Who He says He is…by trusting Him to be faithful to His Word to us…by casting all our cares, fears, worries, and burdens upon Him.
In Revelation 19:11-13 NASB we find a description of what the King of King looks like along with a description of the nature of His character as faithful and true. It says this:

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it [is] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes [are] a flame of fire, and on His head [are] many diadems; and He has a name written [on Him] which no one knows except Himself. 13 [He is] clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

When we welcome Jesus as King of our lives, we are accepting the abundance of His life. We have One who will never ever leave us…in fact, His very name is Faithful and True! We also are granted the power - the grace - to put down the lies of the enemy by virtue of the Truth of God’s Word. I think it’s so cool that another name of Jesus is The Word of God! When we are confronted with the lies of the enemy today, let’s remember that we have been given the mind of Christ and that His Word is written upon our hearts! We have everything we need to be more than conquerors through faith in Jesus Christ!

Hebrews 10:16 NASB says it like this: 16 "THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM,”

Let’s seek first the kingdom of God this week by seeking first the King. Let’s purpose to begin and end each day by welcoming Jesus to come into every area of our lives. This will also lead to us being better able to see life from the King’s point of view. I want to see what Jesus sees in every area and in every circumstance of my life. How about you?
Dennis Jernigan

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