Forever King

"God did what only God could do to rescue mankind, and He is so very, very worthy."

HE IS WORTHY of all glory and honor and power and praise. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, paid the price for us to be saved from sin and death.

I decided one day to look this word up. What does it mean to be “worthy”? I used my usual online resource and couldn’t believe the definition. There it was in plain speech. Worthy, “characterized by usefulness or importance as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose.” No one, NO ONE is more WORTHY. For the God of heaven and earth chose to become fragile man. He gave up His glory and ability, though not His Godhead, to die a cruel death, falsely accused, mocked and derided.

“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:” (Philippians 2:7)

He had to grow in wisdom (Luke 2:52). An infant remembers nothing and can do nothing on its own. Jesus’ parents fed Him, taught Him to walk, to be human. Until, age 30, He was revealed as the Messiah, though over His ministry, most did not believe.

He didn’t grow old and conquer kingdoms. He preached sermons that riled up the politicks. He cast out devils, shaking the spiritual atmosphere. He healed Gentiles alongside Jews, unheard of in that day. Then, falsely accused, faced Rome. He was 33. But though what was done in the physical world appeared far less, noting the sky turned dark for three hours at midday, a phenomena many probably explained away, in the spiritual world, a great victory was won.

God did what only God could do to rescue mankind, and He is so very, very worthy.

"Yes, Father, you chose everything to happen in this way." (Matthew 11:26, EasyEnglish)

Another word crossed my hearing that expands this even further. In a song, I’d heard before, they sang of Jesus Christ’s MAJESTY. We praise His majesty in our worship. Again, I asked, “What is that?” and looked it up. It has five definitions. The first says, “regal lofty or stately dignity, imposing character, grandeur.” That is as I expected. Jesus is meek and lowly, of such gentleness (Matthew 11:29), but of imposing character as Savior and King. John Revelation says that all will bow before Him.

The second definition plays into this. It says, “Supreme greatness or authority, sovereignty.” How powerful this is! He is supreme in greatness and authority. Ephesians 1 tells us He is above all names. He is sovereign, forever King. None can or ever will replace Him. Which brings me to the final definition. Scanning downward, my eyes caught on what I could not believe I saw:

“Christ in Majesty, a representation of Christ as ruler of the universe.”

Now, I don’t know who worked for that website that included that definition, but I sit here with tears in my eyes. He is the definition of Majesty. Ruler of all things, Creator of the universe. These are the words of Colossians 1:

“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:15-17)

“Jesus is the physical manifestation of the invisible God—the first being to leave infinity and manifest in physical form, and the conduit from which all creation flowed. For he created everything: the entire universe, the heavens and all galaxies, angels and all intelligent life, things visible and invisible. All authority and power stem from him, and everything that exists was created by him. He existed before anything, and it is he who holds all things together. And among the body of believers—the church—Christ is supreme: He is the model of true perfection, the only rightful leader who by love, voluntarily sacrificed himself, destroying selfishness and death in his body on the cross, and thus is the very source of life—God’s rightful heir arisen from the dead—so that he is supreme in all things. For it was God’s pleasure to have his entire identity, character—the fullness of his essence—live in Christ.” (Colossians 1:15-19, Remedy)

They are the image of John’s vision in his Revelation:

“… and among the lampstands was one who appeared to be human, just like a Son of Man. He was wearing a robe flowing down to his feet and had a golden breastplate on his chest; his hair was brilliant white, like snow, and his eyes shone brightly like a fire. His feet glowed like metal in a furnace, and his voice resounded with energy like a roaring river.” (Revelation 1:13-15, Remedy)

On the road to Emmaeus, after His Resurrection, those that met Jesus, not knowing He’d been raised from death forever, spoke to Him, face-to-face, and didn’t recognize Him until He broke bread (Luke 24:31). He appeared to those in the upper room, before He ascended to heaven, and they were terrified, thinking they’d seen a ghost, until He showed them His hands and feet (Luke 24:40). Thomas doubted. He wasn’t there when Jesus appeared among them. There is a powerful reason for His doubt. When we read the story in John 20, we hear Jesus say, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost (Verse 22),” as He breathed on them. In that instant, they were born again. But Thomas, since he wasn’t there. did not receive the Holy Spirit. So where they had the witness of the Spirit that they were children of God (Romans 8:9), He did not. Minister Jesse Duplantis in his book, “I Never Learned To Doubt,” paints the fairest picture of Thomas saying Jesus forgave him and embraced him. I would add, in that moment, Thomas became one with God like the others and all his doubts were erased, the Presence of God in him making the change forever (John 20:28).

We, in this nation, for the most part, do not know what to do when facing royalty. I made the observation that the King James Bible was translated by men familiar with living in a kingdom, under a King. This was their point-of-view when writing those misunderstood words about Satan being a ruler. It is not how we see him today. Jesus of Nazareth, a small town north of Jerusalem, is now the Ruler of the Universe, and though this conjures up cartoon images, written by men, it is Truth of the highest order. We must know what we speak and why. God can use it to increase our knowledge of Him and turn us toward heavenly things beyond our current imagination. What is a brief description in Isaiah and John’s Revelation is our eternity.

Hallelujah. Ecstatic praise to Jehovah.

READ “Alleluia.”

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Suzanne D. Williams, Author
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