{"id":46031,"date":"2021-04-28T08:23:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T05:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=46031"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:40:34","slug":"what-kind-of-king-is-jesus-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/04\/28\/what-kind-of-king-is-jesus-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT KIND OF KING IS JESUS TO YOU?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bless <\/span>the <\/span>name <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Lord <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Let <\/span>us <\/span>take <\/span>time <\/span>to <\/span>reflect <\/span>on <\/span>Scripture <\/span>together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is <\/span>Jesus <\/span>truly <\/span>the <\/span>King <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>life? <\/span>If <\/span>your <\/span>attitude <\/span>fits <\/span>any <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>following <\/span>descriptions, <\/span>then <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>yet <\/span>your <\/span>King, <\/span>no <\/span>matter <\/span>how <\/span>much <\/span>you <\/span>may <\/span>claim <\/span>otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n

If <\/span>you <\/span>seek <\/span>Jesus <\/span>primarily <\/span>for <\/span>your <\/span>own <\/span>physical <\/span>or <\/span>material <\/span>benefits\u2014<\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>wealth, <\/span>a <\/span>spouse, <\/span>children, <\/span>fame, <\/span>or <\/span>any <\/span>other <\/span>earthly <\/span>gain\u2014<\/span>then <\/span>understand <\/span>this: <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>truly <\/span>your <\/span>King. <\/span>It <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>matter <\/span>if <\/span>you <\/span>publicly <\/span>declare <\/span>Him <\/span>as <\/span>your <\/span>King; <\/span>if <\/span>He <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>truly <\/span>reign <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>heart, <\/span>He <\/span>isn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where <\/span>do <\/span>we <\/span>see <\/span>this <\/span>in <\/span>Scripture?<\/span><\/strong> Let\u2019s <\/span>consider <\/span>a <\/span>well-<\/span>known <\/span>passage <\/span>that <\/span>reveals <\/span>His <\/span>heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus <\/span>Feeds <\/span>the <\/span>Five <\/span>Thousand <\/span>and <\/span>Avoids <\/span>Being <\/span>Made <\/span>King<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

John <\/span>6:<\/span>10-<\/span>15 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em>
“<\/span>Jesus <\/span>said, ‘<\/span>Have <\/span>the <\/span>people <\/span>sit <\/span>down.’ <\/span>There <\/span>was <\/span>plenty <\/span>of <\/span>grass <\/span>in <\/span>that <\/span>place, <\/span>so <\/span>the <\/span>men <\/span>sat <\/span>down\u2014<\/span>about <\/span>five <\/span>thousand <\/span>in <\/span>all. <\/span>Jesus <\/span>then <\/span>took <\/span>the <\/span>loaves, <\/span>gave <\/span>thanks, <\/span>and <\/span>distributed <\/span>to <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>were <\/span>seated <\/span>as <\/span>much <\/span>as <\/span>they <\/span>wanted. <\/span>He <\/span>did <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>fish. <\/span>When <\/span>they <\/span>had <\/span>all <\/span>had <\/span>enough <\/span>to <\/span>eat, <\/span>He <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>His <\/span>disciples, ‘<\/span>Gather <\/span>the <\/span>pieces <\/span>that <\/span>are <\/span>left <\/span>over. <\/span>Let <\/span>nothing <\/span>be <\/span>wasted.’ <\/span>So <\/span>they <\/span>gathered <\/span>them <\/span>and <\/span>filled <\/span>twelve <\/span>baskets <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>pieces <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>five <\/span>barley <\/span>loaves <\/span>left <\/span>over <\/span>by <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>had <\/span>eaten. <\/span>After <\/span>the <\/span>people <\/span>saw <\/span>the <\/span>sign <\/span>Jesus <\/span>had <\/span>performed, <\/span>they <\/span>said, ‘<\/span>Surely <\/span>this <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>Prophet <\/span>who <\/span>is <\/span>to <\/span>come <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>world.’ <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>knowing <\/span>that <\/span>they <\/span>intended <\/span>to <\/span>come <\/span>and <\/span>make <\/span>Him <\/span>king <\/span>by <\/span>force, <\/span>withdrew <\/span>again <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>mountain <\/span>by <\/span>Himself.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This <\/span>passage <\/span>is <\/span>very <\/span>telling. <\/span>Even <\/span>after <\/span>performing <\/span>a <\/span>miraculous <\/span>sign, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>avoids <\/span>becoming <\/span>a <\/span>political <\/span>or <\/span>earthly <\/span>king. <\/span>The <\/span>people <\/span>wanted <\/span>to <\/span>crown <\/span>Him <\/span>king <\/span>because <\/span>they <\/span>expected <\/span>Him <\/span>to <\/span>deliver <\/span>them <\/span>from <\/span>their <\/span>physical <\/span>problems, <\/span>build <\/span>a <\/span>political <\/span>kingdom, <\/span>and <\/span>provide <\/span>material <\/span>prosperity. <\/span>But <\/span>Jesus <\/span>deliberately <\/span>withdrew.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus\u2019 <\/span>Kingdom <\/span>is <\/span>Not <\/span>of <\/span>This <\/span>World<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

John <\/span>18:<\/span>33-<\/span>36 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em>
“<\/span>Pilate <\/span>then <\/span>went <\/span>back <\/span>inside <\/span>the <\/span>palace, <\/span>summoned <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>and <\/span>asked <\/span>Him, ‘<\/span>Are <\/span>You <\/span>the <\/span>King <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Jews?’ ‘<\/span>Is <\/span>that <\/span>your <\/span>own <\/span>idea,’ <\/span>Jesus <\/span>asked, ‘<\/span>or <\/span>did <\/span>others <\/span>tell <\/span>you <\/span>about <\/span>Me?’ ‘<\/span>Am <\/span>I <\/span>a <\/span>Jew?’ <\/span>Pilate <\/span>replied. ‘<\/span>Your <\/span>own <\/span>people <\/span>and <\/span>chief <\/span>priests <\/span>handed <\/span>You <\/span>over <\/span>to <\/span>me. <\/span>What <\/span>is <\/span>it <\/span>You <\/span>have <\/span>done?’ <\/span>Jesus <\/span>said, ‘<\/span>My <\/span>kingdom <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>of <\/span>this <\/span>world. <\/span>If <\/span>it <\/span>were, <\/span>My <\/span>servants <\/span>would <\/span>fight <\/span>to <\/span>prevent <\/span>My <\/span>arrest <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Jewish <\/span>leaders. <\/span>But <\/span>now <\/span>My <\/span>kingdom <\/span>is <\/span>from <\/span>another <\/span>place.'”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus <\/span>makes <\/span>it <\/span>clear: <\/span>His <\/span>kingdom <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>an <\/span>earthly <\/span>one. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>spiritual <\/span>kingdom, <\/span>heavenly <\/span>and <\/span>eternal. <\/span>If <\/span>His <\/span>kingdom <\/span>were <\/span>worldly, <\/span>His <\/span>followers <\/span>would <\/span>fight <\/span>for <\/span>Him, <\/span>but <\/span>instead, <\/span>He <\/span>willingly <\/span>submits <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Danger <\/span>of <\/span>Seeking <\/span>Earthly <\/span>Benefits<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Later, <\/span>the <\/span>crowd <\/span>tries <\/span>to <\/span>find <\/span>Jesus <\/span>again, <\/span>not <\/span>because <\/span>they <\/span>truly <\/span>want <\/span>Him, <\/span>but <\/span>because <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>miracles <\/span>and <\/span>benefits <\/span>He <\/span>provided.<\/span><\/p>\n

John <\/span>6:<\/span>24-<\/span>27 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em>
“<\/span>Once <\/span>the <\/span>crowd <\/span>realized <\/span>that <\/span>neither <\/span>Jesus <\/span>nor <\/span>His <\/span>disciples <\/span>were <\/span>there, <\/span>they <\/span>got <\/span>into <\/span>boats <\/span>and <\/span>crossed <\/span>the <\/span>lake <\/span>to <\/span>Capernaum <\/span>in <\/span>search <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus. <\/span>When <\/span>they <\/span>found <\/span>Him <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>other <\/span>side, <\/span>they <\/span>asked, ‘<\/span>Rabbi, <\/span>when <\/span>did <\/span>You <\/span>get <\/span>here?’ <\/span>Jesus <\/span>answered, ‘<\/span>Very <\/span>truly <\/span>I <\/span>tell <\/span>you, <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>looking <\/span>for <\/span>Me, <\/span>not <\/span>because <\/span>you <\/span>saw <\/span>miraculous <\/span>signs <\/span>but <\/span>because <\/span>you <\/span>ate <\/span>the <\/span>loaves <\/span>and <\/span>had <\/span>your <\/span>fill. <\/span>Do <\/span>not <\/span>work <\/span>for <\/span>food <\/span>that <\/span>spoils, <\/span>but <\/span>for <\/span>food <\/span>that <\/span>endures <\/span>to <\/span>eternal <\/span>life, <\/span>which <\/span>the <\/span>Son <\/span>of <\/span>Man <\/span>will <\/span>give <\/span>you. <\/span>For <\/span>on <\/span>Him <\/span>God <\/span>the <\/span>Father <\/span>has <\/span>placed <\/span>His <\/span>seal <\/span>of <\/span>approval.'”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus <\/span>challenges <\/span>the <\/span>crowd\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>us\u2014<\/span>not <\/span>to <\/span>seek <\/span>Him <\/span>for <\/span>temporary, <\/span>perishable <\/span>things <\/span>but <\/span>for <\/span>eternal <\/span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>is <\/span>Unchanging<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hebrews <\/span>13:<\/span>8-<\/span>9 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em>
“<\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>yesterday <\/span>and <\/span>today <\/span>and <\/span>forever. <\/span>Do <\/span>not <\/span>be <\/span>carried <\/span>away <\/span>by <\/span>all <\/span>kinds <\/span>of <\/span>strange <\/span>teachings. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>good <\/span>for <\/span>our <\/span>hearts <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>strengthened <\/span>by <\/span>grace, <\/span>not <\/span>by <\/span>eating <\/span>ceremonial <\/span>foods, <\/span>which <\/span>is <\/span>of <\/span>no <\/span>benefit <\/span>to <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>do <\/span>so.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 <\/span>nature <\/span>and <\/span>character <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>change. <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>loving <\/span>King <\/span>who <\/span>invites <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>surrender <\/span>fully <\/span>to <\/span>Him, <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>to <\/span>seek <\/span>His <\/span>blessings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What <\/span>Does <\/span>It <\/span>Mean <\/span>to <\/span>Truly <\/span>Have <\/span>Jesus <\/span>as <\/span>King?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If <\/span>Jesus <\/span>fled <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>wanted <\/span>to <\/span>make <\/span>Him <\/span>an <\/span>earthly <\/span>king, <\/span>He <\/span>will <\/span>also <\/span>flee <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>approach <\/span>Him <\/span>for <\/span>selfish <\/span>reasons. <\/span>If <\/span>He <\/span>will <\/span>deny <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>perform <\/span>miracles <\/span>in <\/span>His <\/span>name <\/span>but <\/span>whose <\/span>hearts <\/span>are <\/span>far <\/span>from <\/span>Him, <\/span>how <\/span>much <\/span>more <\/span>will <\/span>He <\/span>deny <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>ignore <\/span>His <\/span>lordship <\/span>despite <\/span>the <\/span>blessings <\/span>they <\/span>receive?<\/span><\/p>\n

Receiving <\/span>Jesus <\/span>as <\/span>King <\/span>means:<\/span><\/p>\n