God revealed his hidden design to us, which is according to his goodwill and the plan that he intended to accomplish through his Son. This is what God planned for the climax of all times: to bring all things together in Christ, the things in heaven along with the things on earth.
- Ephesians 1:9-10
As Christians we share a common belief with many of our fellow world religions (at least the big 3 Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) and that belief is in a sovereign God. What exactly does it mean to be sovereign? The basics of sovereignty are supreme power and rule. God rules over all, even though there may be people who rule over us. Therefore, we believe in a God who has ultimate, supreme power and rule over everything that happens, whether we understand that or not. The difference in the faith of a Christians is not that we believe in a different sovereign leader than the other religions, but that we have authority through, and are in relationship with this supreme power through Jesus Christ our Lord. Because of Jesus we have access to our sovereign God, and can make prayers and petitions as such.
We believe that Jesus was, and is, and is to come. Jesus is everlasting, and He is God’s only Son. God’s plan is that through the Son all things will come together on heaven and earth and God will be our sovereign king, forever. For those of us who accept the belief that Jesus is alive in us, and empowers us through the gift of the Holy Spirit, we have found the place where our sovereign may rule over us, in our everyday lives. Though we often consider this a relationship more than a sovereign rule. We strive to do what brings blessing, and seek to see the blessing even in the lessons we learn along the way. We who believe, allow God’s will to be the very essence of our lives and find joy in serving our almighty king.
I stive to live in the hope that my life, and the life of my family would find such joy, and find joy in serving others in our faith. I allow Christ to be my leader, guiding me to live into the will of God, and to do so in a way that serves others for the kingdom that is still to come. It is also my hope that others will live the same, especially those who have power and authority over other people on this earth.
If we live to be like Christ, live to reflect Christ love for all, even if we have power over others, we should guide them on a righteous path with grace and peace. I am prayerful today that our country and our world would be led by such leaders who would seek to do the good and pleasing will of a sovereign God, through the same humility of Christ Jesus. It is a blessing to be in such position, yet we should always remember who is really in charge – our sovereign God. Jesus led us to God by giving of himself, that we would know love, and have power through such love to offer the same love to other in His name. I remember that God is working to bring us together, in this life as well as the next. I pray that we might find unity under Christ’s holy name. May God bless you in all your days ahead.
Grace & Peace,
Sam