Advent - Day 6
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.â€
Luke 1:30–33.
Full Readings: 2 Samuel 7:11-13, Luke 1:26-38
It’s the sixth day of the first week of Advent. A week of hope. A week to reflect on the anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
The concept of ‘Lordship’ or ‘Kingship’ is fairly foreign to us. None of us have ever really experienced living under a Lord or King (I don’t count the British Monarchy). But in many ways, our government serves as our King, albeit an ever changing one.
In fact, this is one of the criticisms of modern democracy. What can you really achieve in three years? How can there be thoughtful, well executed governance when the thing you worry about most is losing the next election.
Democracy has some really good points. But it also has some serious flaws. Sometimes governments can cause people to feel a form of whiplash as the pendulum swings from conservative to progressive, economic liberalist to socialist and so on. It can even make people fearful of new governments and of change.
Jesus has come to be a King, forever. At first glance, this might seem dangerous or even boring. But when your King is all-knowing, wisdom personified and selflessly good and loving. Actually, what you get is the Kingdom we all hope for. One that never changes for the worse but establishes its culture of goodness.
It’s really hard to imagine. But just think about things like taxes, drivers licences, phone contracts, passports. Think about the whole election process. Think about this… no more politician speeches or red tape. Come Lord Jesus.
For Today:
Pray:
Praise the Father that He is the everlasting Father.
Give thanks for Jesus who came to be our everlasting King in the forever Kingdom.
Ask God for His Holy Spirit to help you and others look forward to that Kingdom.
Luke 1:30–33.
Full Readings: 2 Samuel 7:11-13, Luke 1:26-38
It’s the sixth day of the first week of Advent. A week of hope. A week to reflect on the anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
The concept of ‘Lordship’ or ‘Kingship’ is fairly foreign to us. None of us have ever really experienced living under a Lord or King (I don’t count the British Monarchy). But in many ways, our government serves as our King, albeit an ever changing one.
In fact, this is one of the criticisms of modern democracy. What can you really achieve in three years? How can there be thoughtful, well executed governance when the thing you worry about most is losing the next election.
Democracy has some really good points. But it also has some serious flaws. Sometimes governments can cause people to feel a form of whiplash as the pendulum swings from conservative to progressive, economic liberalist to socialist and so on. It can even make people fearful of new governments and of change.
Jesus has come to be a King, forever. At first glance, this might seem dangerous or even boring. But when your King is all-knowing, wisdom personified and selflessly good and loving. Actually, what you get is the Kingdom we all hope for. One that never changes for the worse but establishes its culture of goodness.
It’s really hard to imagine. But just think about things like taxes, drivers licences, phone contracts, passports. Think about the whole election process. Think about this… no more politician speeches or red tape. Come Lord Jesus.
For Today:
- What do you find frustrating about today’s governments?
- What do you think it will be like for Jesus’ Kingdom to come?
- What are you most looking forward to in His Kingdom?
Pray:
Praise the Father that He is the everlasting Father.
Give thanks for Jesus who came to be our everlasting King in the forever Kingdom.
Ask God for His Holy Spirit to help you and others look forward to that Kingdom.
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