To believers everywhere, Christ is not only a received King, a triumphant King, but a reigning King. The seat of His Kingship is the heart of every true child of God."
(From Classic Christianity: A Year of Timeless Devotions Vol 1, Pg.189)
"The Lord Reigns." Psalm 96:10
The day of the crucifixion, Jesus was hung between two thieves, abandon by His frightened followers, save John, the beloved disciple, who stood with Mary at the foot of the cross. It all seemed like something gone terribly, horribly wrong. Imagine the heartbreak and confusion of those who loved Jesus. Why was the Messiah, the One who came to save, not rescued by the Heavenly Father and armies of angels? Because, unbeknownst to them, there was a greater victory to be won. How often we see what seems to be the death of a dream, only to later be revealed in a greater way that could have only come from the hand of God.
A friend of mine called this morning with excited tears and praise. Her two grown sons had been fighting over the family business to the point of litigation. She agonized over the split in the family and the probable loss of the business. The feud was so bitter that none of her praying friends envisioned a resolution outside the courts. Everyone prayed for a fair division, thinking that would be the miracle. But, God had other plans. A man who worked for them became a Christian, and one day he asked to speak to both sons together. Although many had tried to intervene, God so filled this new Christian with His Spirit that annointed words pierced the hardened hearts of the sons. In the end, the sons forgave and agreed to let the past be the past. The family unity and the business was saved. The victory, the miracle, was far beyond what mere men could imagine. There was a resurrection. Jesus reigns!
Let us worship with fervent and grateful hearts.
Classic Christianity