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The
REAL King
In the years 1016-1035
A.D. there ruled over
England
a Danish king named Canute.
Although a king – and
it is generally believed that kings like flattery – Canute is said to
have rebuked his courtiers when they flattered him. On one occasion, when
they were talking about his achievements, one of them said to him: "Most
noble king, I believe you can do anything." Canute
sternly rebuked the courtier for these words and then said: "Come
with me, gentlemen."
He led them from the
palace grounds to the seashore where the tide was rising, and had his
chair placed at the edge of the water. "You say I can do
anything," he said to the courtiers. "Very well, I who am
king and the lord of the ocean now command these rising waters to go back
and not dare wet my feet."
But the tide was
disobedient and steadily rose and rose, until the feet of the king were in
the water. Turning to his courtiers, Canute said:
"Learn
how feeble is the power of earthly kings. NONE is worthy to wear the name
of "KING" but He whom heaven and earth and sea obey." *
The
Bible records for us the account of such a Man who, not only calmed the
stormy sea, but also walked upon the water. . . (Matthew 14:25-33).
“Who can this be,
that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” (Mark 4:41).
His name is -JESUS- the Son of God.
He – and He alone – is “KING of KINGS and LORD of LORDS”
(Revelation 19:16).
And, IF
we acknowledge Him and submit to Him as our
Lord and King, THEN He will also deliver us from the dominion of
darkness (Colossians 1:13). In
the dominion of darkness, we are lost due to our sin.
But Jesus died on the cross as payment for our sin.
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of
sins” (Colossians 1:14), IF
we submit ourselves to His reign.
Submitting to Jesus as
our Lord and King requires that we: turn to Him in faith,
(Acts 16:30-31), turn away from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and
be baptized
in His name for the forgiveness of our
sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). His
subjects must continue to be obedient to His will to continue to have the
benefit of His cleansing power (1 John 1:7).
Jesus died to be our
Savior, and He lives to be our LORD and KING!
Is He YOUR
king?
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
* Famous Men of the Middle Ages, by
John Henry Haaren, [1904], at sacred-texts.com
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