OK, so we’re singing away this morning about God being a king, ruling with authority and I begin to think, “Why is that feeling weird today?”  And then I think, “Maybe it has something to do with the state of various nations in the world right now.”

And I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

You see, world governments don’t exactly fill us with confidence do they?  They get themselves in debt, can’t pay their way out of it, political unions are on the verge of collapse and corruption sometimes appears to be endemic or they go totalitarian and start shooting people who are looking for a better way and deny basic rights to millions.

“Democratic” nations use military power against nations they don’t like in what seems to be an inconsistent way (although believing they can win and in the process defend their own financial interests do seem to be major factors) and even in wealthy nations the gap between rich and poor is rising and unemployment is heading in the wrong direction.

Do we want a king?

And then I start thinking about the kind of king that God is.

Does God have any debts?  Er, no.  In fact He has paid all our debts for us and still has an abundance of good gifts to shower us with.  Is he corrupt?  No.  Everything He does is just and true.  Is he good?  Absolutely.  Will His kingdom come crashing down because of economic ruin or more powerful nations?  No – of the increase of his government there shall be no end.  His kingdom is an eternal kingdom.

The feeling in many countries across the world right now is described as uncertain.  But there is certainty with God.  We can be certain that He will do all that He has promised to do.  We can be certain that His kingdom will be made known through the church and will one day fill the earth.  We can be certain that His love and goodness, His grace and mercy, His justice and righteousness, His truth and honour will last forever.

Do I want God to be my king?  Yes I do.  And he will be my king forever.

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