The King is Coming
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.” Jeremiah 23:5
I can still hear Mrs. Gloria playing the piano in my mind. For years she was our church pianist growing up. My favorite song she would play was The King is Coming. When it got to the line that said, “I can hear the chariots rumble…” Mrs. Gloria could make the piano rumble like chariots. The building of the song to the title of THE KING IS COMING, would crescendo to a point that people would stand to their feet and some would even shout. Of course, this song is referencing the second coming of Christ. But I also remember Mrs. Gloria playing another song that was just as powerful to me. She would play softly and slowly, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” As the song would progress, she would crescendo to this majestic part of, “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.” Both songs still bring tears to my eyes.
The anticipation of Christ return one day is parallel to that of His first arrival in Bethlehem. It was a time in which the world had been downtrodden for years in darkness and despair. Could there be any hope for the future? The prophets would prophesy that one day a Savior would be born, one day a Messiah would appear, and as the prophet Jeremiah said, one day a King is coming.
Most people of that time were looking for a powerful ruler, a strong presence, a mighty warrior who would be likened unto the days of King David. But God had a different plan. Instead of Jerusalem it would be Bethlehem; Instead of mighty warrior it would be a tiny baby; instead of a palace it would be by a pasture. The chariots would not be rumbling on His first arrival but instead it would be a silent night underneath the stars, especially one. The anticipation of this royal entourage would be replaced by the stillness of a donkey and a young couple. The least likely entrance a King has ever made into this world was made by the King of Kings.
Still to this day, we anticipate that the King is coming! We know the story of Christmas and yet in our hearts each year we experience the joy of knowing what is to come. Better than that we know Who is to come. As we start the advent season, will you open your heart and mind to a childlike faith and be thankful that The King is Coming!
I can still hear Mrs. Gloria playing the piano in my mind. For years she was our church pianist growing up. My favorite song she would play was The King is Coming. When it got to the line that said, “I can hear the chariots rumble…” Mrs. Gloria could make the piano rumble like chariots. The building of the song to the title of THE KING IS COMING, would crescendo to a point that people would stand to their feet and some would even shout. Of course, this song is referencing the second coming of Christ. But I also remember Mrs. Gloria playing another song that was just as powerful to me. She would play softly and slowly, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” As the song would progress, she would crescendo to this majestic part of, “Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.” Both songs still bring tears to my eyes.
The anticipation of Christ return one day is parallel to that of His first arrival in Bethlehem. It was a time in which the world had been downtrodden for years in darkness and despair. Could there be any hope for the future? The prophets would prophesy that one day a Savior would be born, one day a Messiah would appear, and as the prophet Jeremiah said, one day a King is coming.
Most people of that time were looking for a powerful ruler, a strong presence, a mighty warrior who would be likened unto the days of King David. But God had a different plan. Instead of Jerusalem it would be Bethlehem; Instead of mighty warrior it would be a tiny baby; instead of a palace it would be by a pasture. The chariots would not be rumbling on His first arrival but instead it would be a silent night underneath the stars, especially one. The anticipation of this royal entourage would be replaced by the stillness of a donkey and a young couple. The least likely entrance a King has ever made into this world was made by the King of Kings.
Still to this day, we anticipate that the King is coming! We know the story of Christmas and yet in our hearts each year we experience the joy of knowing what is to come. Better than that we know Who is to come. As we start the advent season, will you open your heart and mind to a childlike faith and be thankful that The King is Coming!
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