Return of the Kings

The Christian world has few leaders, with much fear, but there is only one path, straight and narrow. Cheers to those few men out there beginning to light the torches along the way. Our best leaders will follow the kings’ King, the Lord of lords. For He makes fit the humblest most passionate leaders out of the very imperfect men who follow Him. In speaking of Christ, we touch at the very heart of life’s existence, the pivot around which all things turn.

After so many words have flowed like rivers on this site, I turn you to Him who is the source of those rivers, and Who makes us fit for His purposes in life. The greatest philosophies of men, the wisest theories of the sages, the clearest visions of prophets, the most valuable thoughts of all the greatest minds, and the most meaningful dreams of the most inspired poets, all are but echoes of our Lord. Christ stands at the centre of it all, the unchanging point around which the cosmos spins and all other things may be built. In our Lord, Christ Jesus, I am compelled to these things.

Let us embark on this ordained journey as servants, imperfect students and mortal lovers of wisdom, in utter humility, eager to understand the depths of His Kingship as availed to us. Christ is more than simply a lied about figure in history; He is the living, breathing heart of all creation; God’s only begotten, meaning the purpose in all Creation. To speak of Him is to speak of life itself; to uncover the limitless mysteries of His love, His power, and experiencing His endless mercy in Grace is to discover divine love greater than could be expressed.

Ah, but what does it mean to call Christ the kings’ King? We first grasp the nature of kingship or noble leadership, both temporal and eternal. In the realm of men, kings (or great leaders) wield power, command great numbers, and shape destinies. Reigns are yet fleeting moments in the greater design, soon forgotten by the sands of history, except where they put Christ first. The more we put Christ first, the more eternal our efforts.

Christ’s Kingship, therefore, is of an entirely different order. He is the King eternally, whose throne is not made of gold but of Grace. His crown is not one of jewels but of thorns. To call Him the kings’ King is to acknowledge that all earthly authority pales in comparison to His divine sovereignty. Consider the divine paradox of His ultimate example: Christ, the humblest of servants to all, is also the mightiest willingly suffering our mortal errors out of Love; and to think that mortals as imperfect as us would bring Him to His death so great is our sin. He who washed the feet of His disciples is the same who commands the legions of divine and immortal powers. This is a throne above all thrones, a power beyond all powers. There is no greater power than empowering others, and this is the ceaseless work we do in His example.