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Where is he that is born King
(Matthew 2:2).
What man is there that has ever been born king?
Human royalty had its beginnings in war and confrontation, this king however was king at his birth, the moment he became flesh and dwelt among us!
Where does royalty come from? Can one really have royal blood?
Both biology and history teaches us otherwise. Human royalty began with one who was celebrated as a ruler, as a result of fighting a battle and being crowned as king by his followers. Royalty, a term that later arose out of a lineage of warriors who fought and won battles for the country of the Anglos, what we today call England.
Cerdic in 470 an Anglo strongman who conquered and controlled Wessex, became king of Wessex. Egbert (829) became the first King of England, while William the conqueror is considered founder of the royal dynasty. Thirty one generations later Elizabeth 2nd today is monarch of such a tradition.
Posessors of this mystical royalty came to bear their own image, rights and rule. They were as described by Clifford Longley who write the book “Chosen people”s as “larger than life, more honest more intelligent, more beautiful and privileged. They were above criticism!”
The actual custom of the crowning of the king or queen goes back to the first Roman emperor after Constantine. How much of a distraction Rome has been since! An alternative royalty with an alternative kingdom, an alternative rule and and alternative salvation.
God had chosen, established andordained his own kingship on earth to oversee man’s well being.
Kingship is God’s Idea God set kings acording to his divine plan andpurpose.
Kingship Begins With God, His Blood and His Throne
Kingship began with God then he choose man. Israel’s first King was David. History however left God’s pLan and ways for royalty. Since Constantine theroman church with its alternative religious beliefs that are contrary tothat of the apostles sought to be that Lord and king and work with themonarchy whether Catholic or Protestant. Man quicklyforgot the God that became flesh and dwelt among us. He himself and healone was the only one, born king.
Butas many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons ofGod, even to them that believe on his name: those “Which were born, notof blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but ofGod.
Whilemany may celebrate a man made royalty, we as believers focus on royaltythat is self existant and eternal, dwelling in the heavens. Our God andSaviour Christ Jesus. He gives man, all men rich and poor men, lowlyand humble men, status which no other can confer upon us and what aprivilege it is to be his
The word became flesh..” (John 1:12-14) God become king and dwelt among us. this king is among us. He it is that declares, “He has made us kings and priests” (Revelation 1:6) .
Weunlike all human royalty are born kings and priest’s, conquerors atbirth. Those born of God overcome the world. We are born overcomers. Thenew birth is a crowning event, a coronation, where we as a nation ofcrowned people, become part of a royal dynasty. He passes on to us,royalty that is forever. Its dimensional, of the spirit, its eternal,live forever. it’s divine, born of God. its incorruptable, existswithout mans approval or sustenance.
When the world celebratesthat which is man made the Church of God celebrates that which iseternal. We enter a royal house through the new birth, a new reign bythe new man, called salvation. He has made us kings and priests untoGod.
The world awaits a response to the its most rehearsed question at this time of year. Where is he that is born king?
Paul.