On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16)
In the game of checkers, the statement “King Me” refers to the time when a player moves a piece to the last row on the enemy’s side of the board and gets to elevate the rank of his piece to “King” by stacking another piece on top of it. In the game of life, the statement “King Me” refers to the time when we remove Jesus from the throne of our lives so we can sit atop of it.
When we remove Jesus from the throne of our lives and take His rightful place, we make everything in our lives all about me. Rather than love for Jesus ruling our hearts and shaping our lives, love for self takes over. We become a demanding king who expects to be served and satisfied by everyone and everything. At this level of living, we are looking to get from others only what God can give to us. This only leads to frustration and disappointment in our relationships because no one can ever measure up to those kinds of demands.
But when we shift our focus away from the self and put it on our Savior, we say, “King He” allowing Jesus to rule and reign in our lives. Now His rule and reign is not always what we expect or even want, but it is always what we need and when we need it. When we look back over the years we can see when Jesus did not meet our expectations, it was because He exceeded them. Jesus is always working things out in our lives for our ultimate eternal good and that includes all the things we don’t like. You see, sin often causes us to question the goodness of our God because we see only a tiny portion of our lives. But because God sees it all from beginning to end, we can always trust that He is guiding us into His perfect plan and purpose for our lives through all of our imperfections.
So, what do you say today? Is it “King Thee” or “King Me?” How you answer that question makes all the difference in the world in how you experience the abundant and victorious life Jesus has promised to all those who keep Him on the throne of their lives.
This is the gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 