Tuesday: O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the
cornerstone uniting all people: Come and save us all, whom you formed out of
clay.
Do you
suppose the nations know that they are longing for a ruler, the king of
nations? I suspect that most of them don’t. I suspect that, at least among the
rulers of those nations, they find the notion of another king deeply
threatening.
I think of
King Herod, moved to rage, when the Magi came looking for the one who was born
king of the Jews, and I think of Psalm 2, with its declaration that nations
rage against the Lord and His anointed.
On the
other hand, those who are ruled might very well long for a different ruler, a
just, wise ruler, who would not line his own pockets or protect his own power.
As long as
this fallen age endures, Christians will live a duel existence: on the one
hand, toiling under the unjust, oppressive powers of this fallen world, and, on
the other hand, by the Spirit, living freely under the gracious rule of the
Prince of Peace.
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