Live Like a King
Today’s Verse:
The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! ~Psalm 21:1
A king is a powerful monarch with rulership, ownership, and sovereignty over people, land, businesses, economy, armies, and riches. He and his family live a lavish lifestyle with sumptuous meals, grand entertainment of guests, servants galore, and the best of everything that ruling a kingdom could render. To live like a king meant grand luxury and the best of everything. God has made us kings and priests. David is a picture and encouraging lesson on how we live as kings.
We see a king’s salvation.
“And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!” We become kings through a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus makes us kings and priests in God our Father. Salvation brings us into the most precious of relationships with our Lord. We are heirs of God and joint-heirs with our Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation brings us the blessings of goodness and an identity in our Lord.
We see a king’s strength.
“The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD.…” Our strength is not in machinery, science, armies, guns, large holdings, or knowledge. Our strength is from the Lord. He gives us strength for our duties. He gives us strength for our duress. He gives us strength for our day. When we are weak, then we are strong. With the Lord as our strength, we can run through a troop and leap over walls. We have power and strength through our Lord.
We see a king’s sanction.
“Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.” As kings, we have considerable permission to ask and receive, to seek and find, and to knock and have it opened to us. When we delight ourselves in the Lord, He gives us the desire of our heart (Psalm 37:4). Prayer privileges us with power with God and power with men. "No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."
We see a king’s satisfaction.
“For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.” As kings, our satisfaction is in our relationship with our Lord. In verse 1: “the king shall joy.” In verse 6, He makes us exceeding glad with His countenance. We are satisfied with our fellowship with Jesus. We are satisfied with our work for Jesus. We are satisfied with our sacrifices for Jesus. Living like a king is being content with knowing that we are blessed forever.
We see a king’s stability.
“For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.” As kings, we have bold and courageous faith in our Lord. We trust in the Lord for everything. We acknowledge Him in all our ways. We pray over all things and get His mind and direction on all matters. The mercies of God in our life are exceeding great and give us stability. We are not moved by storms. We are not moved by winds of change. We are not moved by the enemy’s threats. Our heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
You are a king in Jesus Christ forever. Don’t stoop down to live like a pauper when you are privileged to live as a king!
Have a royal God Morning!
Bible Reading Schedule: Leviticus 22-23