Christ the King
Text: John 19:14.
“Behold
your King!”
After our brother’s last four weeks
speaking about the Kingdom of God, I thought today we could speak about the
King of the Kingdom.
I remember in college it was said that
“Christ Jesus came to establish His Kingdom of Light, over the kingdom of
darkness.” Even Jesus’ miracles showed that a new type of kingdom was being
established on the earth, God was in power on the earth.
1. CHRIST WAS BORN TO BE A KING.
1. “Where is He who has been born King
of the Jews?” Matthew 2:2.
The wise men from the east came
seeking a child “born to be the King of the Jews.” From His infancy
Jesus was recognised as a King by these three wise men from the east, and He
was treated as a King by the wicked King Herod. For Herod saw the baby
Jesus as a contender for the throne and so he plotted to bring about the
death of Jesus (Matthew 2:13 ).
2. CHRIST WAS ANOINTED TO BE A KING.
“Behold,
the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove and alighting upon Him.” Matthew 3:16.
A.
At
His water and spiritual baptism the heavens opened, revealing the King's subject
of authority, for it came from the throne of heaven itself. Kingship from the
throne of heaven.
B.
The
Holy Spirit descended as a dove upon the Lord, indicating the spiritual nature
of the Lord's reign. The Spiritual Kingdom of God.
C.
The
voice from heaven was the voice of the eternal God revealing His divine favour
of the Almighty on this King and His Kingly program. God was going to establish
His Kingdom through His Son.
3. CHRIST DEMONSTRATED HIS AUTHORITY OF
KINGSHIP.
A.
The Lord exercised Kingly authority over nature. Many of the miracles of Jesus
were over nature, e.g. the winds and the seas obeyed His voice and commands, when
He calmed the sea and stilling the wind, large amount of fish swimming into
nets, He walking on water, turned water into wine, and cursing the fig tree so
that it died.
B.
The Lord exercised Kingly authority over sickness and disease. At His word or
at His touch, healing came to those who suffered in sickness and disease. Even
Jesus’ miracles of healing are far more powerful then you see them. E.g. those
that had been blind from birth, Jesus healed them by creating “seeing
eyes.”
C.
The Lord exercised Kingly authority over demons. He commanded them to depart
from those who were demon-possessed. The Kingdom of Light, rules over the
kingdom of darkness.
D.
The Lord exercised Kingly authority over death. He restored life to:
1.
The daughter of Jairus (Matthew 5:35 -43).
2.
He raised to life the son of a widow (Luke
7:11 -17).
4.
He raised Lazarus back to life (John 11:38 -44).
Bring the dead to life again, is more
than a miracle of a body breathing again. Every decaying organ had to be
restored, repaired etc. Even the cause of death was found and removed. And
remember the eternal soul and spirit of the man/child had to be reunited with
the risen body.
In the Person of Jesus the King, God’s
Kingdom was indeed being established on the earth!
4. CHRIST DIED AS A KING.
“And
they put on the CROSS, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” Matthew
27:37.
In cruelty the Roman soldiers mocked
Jesus' Kingship. Yet even Pilate spoke divine truth when he said, “This is
Jesus, the King of the Jews.” Christ Jesus death at the hands of wicked men
appeared to be a great triumph for the forces of evil, but in reality is was a
conquest over evil by the powerful King of love and grace.
5. CHRIST AROSE AS A KING.
Death could not hold the King,
and the grave could not keep Him captive, for He arose on the third day having
all victory. Jesus says that all authority in heaven and in earth has been
given to Him. As believers in Christ Jesus, as children of the King, we need to
treat Him as the King who alone can bring about peace, purpose, and power, into
our lives.
6. CHRIST IS COMING BACK AS KING.
One day the same King will return in
all of His glory and power for those who have trusted and who love Him. We have
a “Man” up there in the glory, who is altogether God and altogether man.
And is now seated in heavenly places with
His enemies at His foot-stool. Yet one day He is coming back for His own. Not
as a meek and humble baby, but as the “King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.”
CONCLUSION:
Today we would be wise to receive Him
as the King of our lives.
