Service Unto Our King
"Which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords."
1 Timothy 6:15, ESV
Many times, when I begin to write, the Holy Spirit gives me a scripture or a thought, and I move forward from there. This time, He gave me the word King. Immediately, I thought of the scripture King of kings and Lord of lords, found in Revelation 19:16. At the time, I wasn’t sure where the scripture was located, so I typed those words into a search engine, and the passage above came up. I thought, Hmm, that isn’t the one I was planning to use, but I felt the prompting of the Holy Spirit to write it down.
To be called a king, one must have a kingdom. Jesus Christ’s kingdom is in heaven, and He has given us the earth as our domain. "The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, but the earth He has given to the sons of men." (Psalm 115:16). We were created to occupy and govern the earth according to God’s instructions. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve surrendered our authority to Satan, but when we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, our kingdom reign is restored.
In the passage above, the Apostle Paul discusses how we are to live as rulers in this kingdom. We are instructed to fight the good fight of faith and to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness rather than worldly riches. By doing so, we take hold of eternal life. Paul wanted the saints to understand that Jesus Christ is the King and that everything belongs to Him.
When we accept Christ as our personal Savior, we become citizens of heaven, called to obey His commands. We are given the responsibility of being His witnesses and shining His light. We are called to keep the commandments of God "unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will display at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords." (1 Timothy 6:14-15)
Jesus Christ is the King, and one day, we will all stand before Him to give an account of how we served and obeyed Him on earth. We want our works to testify on our behalf so that we may hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant." (Matthew 25:23). Our focus should not be like that of the world; rather, we are to model Jesus and serve as faithful stewards in His kingdom.
Key Takeaways:
Our first priority is to serve our King.
Service to our King is not about accumulating earthly riches.
We desire to hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11
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