2 Samuel 5: 1-3; Colossians 1: 12-20; Luke 23: 35-43 (Sunday, November 25, 2007 – Feast of Christ the King)

Growing up in a culturally conscious society of Africa, I have a good understanding of what kingship is about. My community had a king and we all respected our king so much. The king wielded so much power. This kingship is different from the kingship of Jesus. When you come from a society where there are so much expectations of the king, you will understand why the Jews were disappointed with the “acclaimed kingship” of Jesus. A king is never expected to be weak. The community expects the king to show his power by waging wars and making them super-powers. Jesus’ kingship was completely different from the expectation of the people. They expected a king that was going to sit upon the throne of David and would rule over the whole world, rebuild the temple, bring the Jews all back from exile and place them in the number one position worldwide with dominion over all the earth. In a sense, Jesus fulfilled all these, the people failed to see this because they were looking in the physical, instead of in the spiritual. Jesus took the whole human institution of kingship and transformed it into a spiritual institution. In this sense, Jesus was truly a king.

Jesus was never weak. He was strong. It is only a strong and brave person that can embrace death joyfully for what he believes in. He was not ready to change his positions in order to save his life. He knew what He came for, he stood by it even unto death. Jesus waged wars and was victorious. He waged the war over Satan and death and liberated the whole of creation by his resurrection. Even though Satan thought he had defeated when Jesus died on the Cross, Jesus rose and showed that neither Satan nor death had any power over him. He rose and never to die again. The victory of the Cross makes all those who believe in him super-powers. He has given to them the powers to conquer all powers that are contrary to him. Jesus Christ not only sits upon the throne of David, but he sits upon the throne of the Almighty Father, in which he exercises his dominion over the entire world. Everyone is subjected to him, whether Christian or not. The new temple is the body of Christ and all those who are in exile in their different beliefs are welcomed to this new temple. This new temple would be the basis of their salvation.

JESUS IS TRULY A KING. NOT ONLY A KING OF THE JEWS, BUT THE KING OF THE WHOLE WORLD.