His Kingship Shall Not Be Destroyed ~ by Ronnie Archer

Feast of Christ The King - Last Sunday in Ordinary Time

From the Daniel reading of today, we hear "one like a son of man is coming on the clouds of heaven." He received dominion, glory and kingship and "nations and peoples of every language serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion."

Our second reading from Revelation says, "Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth, the Alpha and the Omega." Both readings offer hope that Jesus will come to save us all.

John's gospel, like the first two readings, emphasizes the Kingship of God.

The mission of Jesus Christ is to restore us to the Kingdom. We are not only called to be followers, but by our baptism, we are called to be leaders as well. We are also called to be children of God, salt of the earth, to be priest, prophet and king.

In order to live as Christ desires us to live, to further His kingdom, we need to surrender ourselves to the King. We are called to establish the Kingdom first, in our hearts and to be Christ for this generation. By our living example, we show if we are true followers of Jesus Christ.

The Kingdom of Jesus is so much more than we can imagine; so much more than any "kingdom" of this world. Some early earthly rulers had those killed who imposed any type of threat to their kingdom; but our King Jesus died for us and still suffers by our hands when we "torture" Him by the sins that we commit today.

"Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10)

Give your life to Jesus, your King and Lord. One Bread, One Body - Presentation Ministries