Christ as King

"No one who is a real follower of Christ is merely one outwardly. Neither is transformation ever just outward and physical. The term "Christian" is for those who live from the inside out, whose transformation is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by good works. So it goes for this person that they strive to find their acceptance in Christ, seeking His praise, not man's."

Something for a long while that has bothered me is the disheartning fact that there are many who call themselves Christians, yet in no way can you tell the difference between them and the non Christian. I think much of this is due to the fact that they don't view Christ as their King. They don't see Him as the One who rules over them, but rather more of someone who comes along side them to help them accomplish their goals. He's only allowed in when invited, taken out of the pocket when needed. The truth is, is that there is nothing that is not His. He owns everything and everyone. Revelation 1:5 says that Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, firstborn from the dead, is the ruler of the kings of the earth. 1st Corinthians 15:27-28 says "For God has put all things in subjection under his feet." But when it says, "all things are put in subjection," it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all."
He made everything, it only makes sense that it's all His. He rules over the physical, the invisible, every mountain, every thought. He rules over Christians and non Christians. He rules over every single aspect of our lives individually, there's no part that's not His. He rules over our time, our money, our clothes, our cars, our jobs. It's all His. Abraham Kuyper said " There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existance over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry "Mine!" Jesus calls us to relinquish authority of our life so that every part can be continual sanctified. James 4:5 says "Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to live in us envies intensely?" He wants every single part of us.
There is a big difference between seeing Jesus as just your "Savior" and seeing Him as your Savior AND "Lord" Because as just Savior, I feel as though He can be used for just when you need one. But as Lord, you make yourself all His. 1st Corinthians 6:19-20 says "...You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a price..."
He has given us our lives to be good stewards with.

So in the end I've come to see that Jesus doesn't want every part of who we are just so He can reign over us and tell us what to do, but because He is madly in love with us, because He knows that our wholeness is dependent on our giving all of ourselves to Him, and because He has created our desires and our need for things and knows that they can really only find their full satisfaction in Him alone.

More verses on topic i found that i really like:
Isaiah 40:22-23 says "God sits above the circle of the earth. The people below seem like grasshoppers to him! He spreads out the heavens like a curtain and makes his tent from them. He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing."

Daniel 7:13 says "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."

Todays Prayer

Lord, today I recognize Your mercy new. I accept Your grace. I remember Your love for me and ask for greater insight into it. I acknowledge my need for You, and that You would hear and feel the desperation in my heart. For I know from the depths that You have taken me from, the transformation You've already take me through, and the plans You still have that are higher than I can imagine. I recognize You in me and around me and long for every breath I breathe today to be for Your glory. Oh that every intention and action would be in response to Your love for me and that they would be in line with Your will and resemble You. Lord there is nothing that matters in comparison with You. Teach me Your ways, guide me in spirit and truth for I want nothing else. Matchless in every way, You are too much to contain. I delight in You, my hope,my strength, my peace and joy. Where would I be without You and how could I live? I can't stand not being with You. You alone satisfy me, my every need and desire. All I am and have is from You. My heart beats hard with gratitude. I am forever indebted for all You have given me. I am nothing without You. There is nothing better than knowing the future of victory and eternity face to face with You. Oh my King, my Lord, all I am is Yours.

The First

Well well,
its 1:59, i'm at the Manor sitting @ a wooden table, on a wooden chair just barely shifting my weight forward so that the back legs just come off the carpet (this bothers jason for fear of me breaking it? I dont really know why cause i actually don't weigh a whole lot...jason if you read this, its not that i do it to disobey you, i love you, i just do it habitually), having made the decision to write the first post on my new blog.
In this newly found blog, i plan to write stories and share my heart, and just get out my thoughts on screen by typing cause i for some reason tend to be able to communicate and get accross whats goin on inside my head by writing it instead of speaking it. So for me, this is helpful, healthy and just good clean fun.
So here goes...story 1:
About a week ago i was casualy walking through the parking lot at Best Buy, looking down @ what i had just bought when out of nowhere...SHAABOOM...to my left some middle aged lady had backed into me with her minivan! I was instantly quite startled. I had just finished working 8 hours at Starbucks and was pretty out of it and sleepy, also due to the fact of 4 hours of sleep the night before, but was for sure woken up by the car that had just rammed into my body.
I was still feeling tired but wanted to make sure the lady knew i was alright, so i walked around to wave at the lady but she did'nt even look and then she just drove off. Honestly, i didnt even think about it right away, but when i got in my truck and sat down for a bit and thought about what had just happened 5 minutes before, i started laughing and laughing and couldnt stop. Did a lady in a van really just hit me? And did she really just drive off knowing that she hit me, cause she did stop after she felt her car move my body 10 feet. hmmmm
I think the term they coined for what happened to me was "hit and run" ?
anyways, i am ok, aboviously as anyone who might read this has probably seen me running around Mishiwaka since that wonderful day.

peace and love