The Son of God became the son of man, that the sons of men might become the sons of God! Very few have ever been born king. Men are born princes, but they are seldom born kings. I do not think you can find an instance in history where any infant was born king. A prince, perhaps, and he would have had to wait a number of years, till his father died, and then they would have manufactured him into a king, by putting a crown on his head; and a sacred chrism, and other things; but he was not born a king. I remember no one who was born a king except Jesus; and there is emphatic meaning in that verse that we sing Born thy people to deliver; Born a child, and yet a king. The moment that He came on earth He was a king. He did not wait till His maturity that He might take His empire; but as soon as His eye greeted the sunshine He was a king; from the moment that His little hands grasped anything, they grasped a sceptre, as soon as His pulse beat, and His blood began to flow, His heart beat royalty, and His pulse beat an imperial measure, and His blood flowed in a kingly current. He was born a king. We might tremble to approach a throne, but we cannot fear to approach a manger! Bishop Dag Heward-Mills.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:10:00 +0000
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