A Child Of The King

Did you realize that each and everyone of us is royalty? We are all a child of the King and yet many do not realize just how glorious that is or how important it truly must be in our lives. Do we pass over the accounts of Christ taking the time out to lift up those around him, those who were the downtrodden and forgotten? In so many of these cases, the religious leaders questioned His wisdom as He sullied Himself with the dregs of society but the truth is this; we are all His children and He loves all equally. I have, in the past, been told to avoid certain people, told not to associate with certain people because if I did, I would be jeopardizing my relationship with them. What kind of person would put such restrictions on another? Would these same people be willing to stand in front of the Master and demand He overlook a certain person? Would we or could we shun one of our own children because someone told us not to love them or associate with them? I can only imagine the pain and sorrow in the heart of Christ as He listens to such a demand.

So here is my question, how can we, as a faith community, not share this good news with every person in our community, in our lives? Over the past 22 years of ministry, I have been told where to preach the message, who to teach it to and how to teach it properly. I declare this, however, that those who truly need to hear the glorious message that they are children of God and that all are worthy of His love and forgiveness are those at the well in the middle of the day, those begging outside the gates of the temple, those who have only known exclusion from the blessed gathering.

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. Rom 2:23-26 NLT

I challenge those who know they are a child of the King, spread the Word throughout your community of influence. Be a spokesperson in word and deed for those who are on the outside looking in. Show them what the love of Christ looks like and help them know they are an integral part of God’s family. It is time to welcome back the lost sons and daughters who are in dire need of love and comfort.

We invite you to join us this Sunday either in person or watch us online at 10:30. We are blessed to have Greg Dole from Mission Aviation Fellowship bring us a message this Sunday.

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We look forward to seeing you this Sunday.

Blessings,

Pastor Todd

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