“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” (Isaiah 52:7)
“Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem .” (Isaiah 52:8-9)
I. The “God with us” is King!
“I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.” (Genesis 17:6)
“I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” (II Samuel 7:12-13)
“A queen is somebody in her force, accepting all that she is, embracing her weakness and strengths. Believe in the royal highness within. The sovereign in you will rise above all the struggles and turmoil you come across. Recognize, embrace and celebrate the grace, classy and warrior queen in you.”
II. Our King’s rule is good news!
III. King Jesus came in weakness, but will return in power.
“Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.” (Psalm 143:2)
"Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God." (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
“The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.” (NT Wright)
