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King of
Kings
As the days lengthen and we feel some
warmth in the air after a grey and cold
winter many of us look forward to
Easter, not least for a few days off on
holiday. As I write this however the
uncertainties around the spread of
Coronavirus threaten to spoil everything
from flights to businesses to holidays to
conferences. Almost every day we hear
news of jobs at risk, the economy
being fragile, hospital waiting lists
growing, gloomy climate change
forecasts and increased worries about
mental health.
One could be tempted to be
discouraged at the fragility and
uncertainty of modern day life but
life has always been uncertain.
Life expectancy and our ability to deal
with life threatening disease is actually
much better than it used to be and we
have seen massive leaps in educational
attainment.
And yet for all this life is still so
uncertain. Proverbs 27:1 reminds us -
“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you
do not know what a day may bring forth”.
In all of the uncertainties we experience
it is good to hand our lives over to the
One who is the King of Kings and who is
in control of life and death.
This Easter we shall emphasise and
celebrate the One who is King of
Kings. He defeated death on that first
Resurrection Sunday and He will one day
return and show to the world that He
has disarmed all opposing rulers and
authorities. We look forward to the day
when all will see that He reigns supreme.
As followers of Jesus a major part of
being Easter people is that we should
not fret as others do. Jesus is in control
of world events, and yes of our lives too.
He is King of me. This means we bow the
knee in the big stuff like who we worship,
but also in the small stuff as we live day
by day committing our lives to Him each
morning. He is our King and we are part
of his Kingdom and that is an eternal
kingdom which outlasts this earthly one.
Jesus encourages us not to be anxious
and not to worry (Matthew 6:31-34) in our
day to day lives even when we meet with
frustrations, obstacles and disease.
Corrie ten Boom reminds us, “Worry
doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrows,
it empties today of its strength.”
Let’s allow the big truth of the
kingship of Jesus this Easter to impact
and strengthen our everyday lives so
that people see the difference it makes
to have Jesus as King.
Happy Easter,
Norman