The One True King!
"Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up,
you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall
come in."
Psalm 24: 7
Monarchy is based on a Greek word that means “rule of one.”
That’s what a monarchy is—a nation or state ruled by a king,
a queen, a sultan, or some other singular
ruler.
There are different kinds of monarchies in which the ruler is
merely a figurehead (United Kingdom) or the head of state
(Saudi Arabia). Today there are 28 monarchies in the world
which rule or reign over 44 countries.
Uniquely, the Kingdom of God is ruled by “King of kings and
Lord of lords,” Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 6:15). In his Pentecost
sermon, Peter noted that Christ has been “exalted to the right
hand of God” (Acts 2:33) from where He awaits the time when
He will return and establish His kingdom and rule over all the
earth (Revelation 19).
At that time, every knee will bow and every tongue
will confess Him as King of kings (Philippians 2:10).
Is Jesus the true and only monarch in your life? Better
confess Him now in anticipation of His return and rule.
"Such as will not have Christ to be their king to rule
over them, shall never have his blood to save them."
Thomas Watson
