Growing up, I always liked movies about that took place during the times of the kings, knights, Sir Lancelot, warring kingdoms, etc. There was something romantic & exciting to me.
For the last several months I’ve been consumed with Jesus’ Kingship & the truth that His Kingdom IS at hand….NOW! My mind would often wander imagining what it was like to be the servant of a king during those times in the movies. Then, suddenly a phrase popped into my head….
Your wish is my command!
A few days later I was sharing with my friend Matt about this very post & he said, ”What about…”
I serve at the pleasure of the king!”
The more I pondered & meditated on this the more excited I got! I kept thinking, ”That IS the normal Christian! A subject of THE King who lives to serve, please & carry out HIS will!!!” It so impacted my heart & mind on an even deeper level than I thought I was. I prayed, ”Father, I’m done with this world! I’m sick of it! I will do whatever you as MY KING wishes. I will go, do, say (or not say) whatever YOU desire!”
Day by day, I am becoming more obsessed with living as a ”slave of righteousness”…period. You see, leading up to these events, God had been doing a work of convicting & breaking me of my pride and my fleshly critical & judgmental attitude. I had been praying that He would help me to love His body more & to simply walk in love. Wow, has He been answering that prayer. I’m growing more & more!
CAN OTHERS REALLY TELL THAT I SERVE THE KING?
This question is one that I started to consider! I started realizing that I AM NOT IN THE EQUATION! It is NOT about my will, my pleasure, my goals, etc. etc. The more I pondered this question the more excited & passionate I became. I challenge you, to do the same. PLEASE…this is not a religious exercise. NO! This is a shift of your heart & mind (repentance) to the literal realization that HE IS YOUR KING! As Jesus said, ”Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
I am challenging you live as the Apostles did….they lived with the reality that the ”kingdom is at hand” because Jesus was alive in them. They went about preaching the ”gospel of the kingdom” (topic for another post). AND they changed the world! His kingdom is NOW, because He lives in you and me!!! Wherever we go, the kingdom of heaven IS there!!! This IS the ”gospel of the kingdom.”
Listen to just a few verses from the mouth of our King…
“But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.” ~ Matthew 6:33 (AMP version)
“…because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.”
“…because I’m not trying to carry out my own wishes, but the wishes of the one who sent me.”
“…and that I never act on my own initiative….I always do what pleases Him.”
I’m in conflict because there is so much more I want to say. I challenge you to start considering all of the ramifications of this truth! One truth that I will be blogging about is the fact that we are ”citizens of heaven”. This is not our home!
The Normal Christian lives to please and serve the King & His Kingdom
The Normal Christian 
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