(Post by: Scott Hobbs)
I wonder what you think of when you read that title? The picture in our mind’s eye when the term ‘King’ is mentioned is probably much different than Jesus. Unfortunately, I doubt that for many the first thought was Christmas. Let’s come back to that.
For me, as I think about coming to a king, my first thought goes to Gandalf in Lord of the Rings as he approaches Theoden, the King of Rohan. Or Queen Esther as she approaches the throne to save her people in the Biblical narrative. In both cases, we see the King sitting in a high place, surrounded by his inner circle of elite advisors, and extraordinarily well protected. Dare I say; unapproachable.
Most Kings ride in with huge pomp and circumstance. You have no doubt when the King is coming. You can see his entourage from a mile away. Everything a King does draws attention to him. Power, status, and pronouncement of his Kingship. You have no option but to accept a worldly king as king. That is, unless you want to lose your head or be disappeared into some dark prison with no chance of escape.
With Jesus the picture is very different. It is especially different in the Christmas narrative. One of my favorite Christmas songs, by Phil Wickham, is called Manger Throne. Wow!! What a picture that song brings into our minds. Jesus’ birth announcement is an invitation to a bunch of lowly shepherds in the field to come see a King they had heard about all their lives. The one Messiah; born in a stable and placed in a manger as the animals looked on.
Make no mistake though; Jesus is just as much King at His birth as He is throughout His life, and even in His death. So why don’t we picture Him first, and as a King, when we read our title? The manger in a stable is very different from a high throne in an elaborate castle. But He is still King.
So much a King that the Magi (Wisemen) spend two years, of hard travel and much expense, to come and worship Him. So much a King that Herod feels so threatened by what he has heard about this baby that he determines to kill every boy under the age of two in that region. Anything to get rid of this King on a manger throne and save his own kingship.
But isn’t that exactly what Jesus does in our own lives? Jesus is King and every knee will someday bow before Him. Not because He forces us to be His subjects; but because He wants us to allow Him to be King in our hearts and lives. Because He is the only sacrifice given that can pay for the sin of the world; the sin that belongs to you and me. But this begins worship (as with the Magi) and war at the same time (as with Herod).
You see, when we decide to come to the King Jesus, the one true King, there will be Herods that rise up within us and around us. Those things that are desperately scared of losing their throne. Things that you may not picture as your King, but you have personally placed them on the thrones of your life. And they will do anything to retain their position; they will muster up every weapon they have and try to defeat you coming to King Jesus.
So why is our first thought not Christmas when we look at our title, Come to the King? Often, it is because we know that coming to Jesus will mean war. It will mean dethroning some things in our lives. It could be money, lust, how we spend our time; you know what sits on your thrones and you have put them there.
The question for this Christmas really is will you come to the King? Will you allow Jesus to be what you think of in every decision, every relationship, every conversation? Will you allow Him to be King in your life?
We will all serve a King. But Jesus allows us to choose which one. I can say with complete conviction, and from experience with other kings, that allowing Jesus to be the one true King in your life will be the best decision you will ever make.
Is He your King?
The Few 
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