Preparing for corporate worship December 4

Our King has come. He is not like other kings. Other kings are conceived and born, having a specific point at which they come into existence. Our King had no beginning; He has always existed. Other kings are born into splendor and riches, or obtain them when they usurp a throne. Our King left all the splendor and riches to be born into poverty. Other kings act to consolidate their power and to hold onto it at all cost. Our King limited the exercise of His power for a time. Other kings surrender their kingdoms through defeat or death. Our King established His kingdom through death, and, as a result, His kingdom will know no end. Indeed, our King has come, and He will reign forever and ever. Our King, His coming, and His kingdom are what the celebration known as Christmas should be about. We worship our King every week as we gather on the first day of the week. These four Sundays in December we will worship Him especially in light of His incarnation. Let us rejoice that our King has come, and may our singing, our praying, our thinking and our sharing reflect that joy.