GIG275 Christ the King

Growing In God Podcast

Program Number: GIG #275

Title: Christ the King

 

Web Description: Why are the nations in an uproar? Because God has established Christ as King and has given all the nations to Him. God is not moved by their uproar, and neither should we be as believers in Christ. He is our refuge, He is our focus, and His unshakable Kingdom is the reality of our lives right now.

 

Show Notes: We read in Psalm 2 that the nations are in an uproar, and today we see how true that is. It is difficult to find a nation where positive things are happening. Every nation is facing negative consequences as people devise a vain thing. Like no other time in history, whole populations all over the globe are embracing vain and ridiculous ideas to believe in. Meanwhile, governments and rulers take their stand against the Lord, His will, His Kingdom, and His people. They counsel together against Israel and against Judaism and Christianity everywhere.

 

It seems like the world is spinning out of control. And as much as we pray for things to change, they just seem to go from bad to worse. That should come as no surprise to us as Christians. The Scriptures make clear that things will be difficult in the days before the Kingdom of God is established. And we are to be focused as believers on His Kingdom coming. So do not be focused on whatever is happening in the world. Instead, keep looking to the Father, to Christ, and to His Kingdom, knowing that God is in charge.

 

How is God responding to all the ridiculous ways the nations are acting in their defiance of Him? According to Psalm 2 He is laughing. In other words, He is not bothered. He is not losing control. He is not moved off His throne. God is securely planted as the One who is in charge. And He has installed His King on Zion, His holy mountain. That is where we stand in Christ. We can live today in His Kingdom, taking refuge in Him, seated with Him in the heavenly places, and proclaiming that He is ruling over every situation.

 

Key Verses:

 

•       Psalm 2:1–5. “The kings of the earth take their stand … against the LORD and against His Anointed.”

•       Psalm 2:6–8. “But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

•       Psalm 2:9–12. “How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!”

•       Psalm 24:1. “The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains.”

•       Ephesians 2:4–6. “God, being rich in mercy … seated us with Him in the heavenly places.”

 

Quotes:

 

•       “This is the scream of people who are refusing the Lordship of Christ, the Lordship of the Scriptures, the Word of God in their life: ‘The Word of God is not going to be our moral compass. It's not going to rule over our life and how we live it and how we act one towards another.’”

•       “There is going to be a moment where God begins to respond to each and every one of these that He's dealing with, each and every one of these ones that think they are bringing about their will on the earth and their kingdom on the earth, including satan himself. They are going to be addressed personally by the Lord, and they are going to be terrified at His response.”

•       “Whatever you're experiencing, whatever we're going through, whatever will happen around us in this uproar of the nations, take refuge in Him. Keep your focus upon Him. Keep absolutely in the front of your mind and heart that He has installed Christ the King upon Mount Zion.”

 

Takeaways:

 

1.    The nations are in an uproar. But they are in an uproar because the Father has granted the ownership of those nations to Christ.

2.    God is not shaken, and Christ the King is not shaken by whatever is going on in this world. He is laughing at the plans of the world because they are already thwarted by His Word as the God of all creation.

3.    We tell of the decree of the Lord that He is the King. We take refuge in Him personally. And we are those who proclaim that the nations are His, and He has installed His King upon His Holy Mountain.