Jesus is King

 I am really excited.  I am starting a new sermon series on the book of Daniel for 2022.  Today I was able to preach the theme of the book.  Allow me to summarize.  If you are interested, you can hear the whole sermon here (white lake baptist church | Sermon Cloud) just select the sermon titled "Jesus is King".  

Jesus is our king!

Yep, that is the summary.  It seems so simple and yet it is really a tough concept to live in reality.  In reality we think that we run the day.  After all, I wake up in the morning and decide what I am going to do with the day.  It is my to-do list on my phone that guides what I want to accomplish - a list that I created.   It is my thoughts and my actions that seem to direct what I do.  So, I can easily say something like "Jesus is King" without giving any thought to what that actually might look like.  In fact, popular musical artists can say things along these lines without giving much thought to the reality of it.  Anyone can say it.  Few can live it.  

So, what does it mean to accept that Jesus is my king?  Here is a really oversimplified three step process:  

    1.  Realize that Jesus is in charge.  Jesus is to set my course and my actions and my choices.  

    2.  Acknowledge that I am a servant.  Jesus is in charge, and I owe my whole allegiance and life to Him to do as He wishes, when He wishes and how He wishes.  

    3.  Trust that my King is returning for me.  I live in light of the fact that He IS returning!  

So, there it is - a really oversimplified three step process to living in the Kingdom of my Lord.  It takes a conscious choice to live in this way.  But the reward of living for Jesus is immense - we get to participate in His rule and reign as co-heirs with Christ.  What a rich reward - something worth living (and even dying) for!