The Christmas Child: Ever-ruling King

The infant we celebrate at Christmas was born among animals in a stable and had a feed trough as His first bed. His humble entrance into the world did not reflect the authority of this child. It did demonstrate, however, the depths to which God the Son would descend to glorify His Father and to save His people.

The Bible reveals the extent of the juxtaposition between that baby’s humility and His dominion:

For a child will be born to us; a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from then on and forevermore. (Is. 9:6-7a, ©NASB)

From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev. 19:15-16, ©NASB)

The babe of Bethlehem was the long-awaited Ruler who governs all forever. As we consider the Christmas Child in the days ahead, may we not lose sight of this One’s supreme authority. May we rejoice that we who have been redeemed as a result of His humility are citizens of a kingdom He rules over with a perfectly good and righteous domination.