Jesus is King I

Monday 26 December
READ: Matt. 2: 1 - 6
MORE LESSON: Num. 24: 17 - 19

When Jesus was born, some men in the Far East noticed something strange that had happened. They saw a star and the extent of the brightness of the star indicated that somebody had been born, who is beyond the ordinary. Star indicates rulership; a star is a ruler, God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also: Gen 1:16. Light rules and the light of the star they saw that night is the Light that shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot comprehend it (John 1: 5). The star that shone so brightly that it lighted the sky is symbolic of the fact that the King who was born will overcome darkness in every area of the world.
The wise men were wise in that they decided to follow up on the light and confirm whether what they had seen was real. They knew that the star represented a king but the extent of his jurisdiction was not known to them. They were sure that the child that was born was a king but they didn't know the king of where he would be. So they asked where the King of the Jews would be born. They knew he was king but their wisdom was limited because they didn't know that he wasn't merely the King of the Jews. Had they known that Jesus is the King of all Heaven and earth, they would have worshipped Him better.
These wise men were limited in their wisdom because of an inaccurate revelation of the person of Jesus Christ, so they brought gifts and bowed to Him in worship. Today, you know that Jesus is the King of the universe and that all things were created by Him (John 1: 3). He is the only Saviour and Lord who can save and deliver. This is the reason you should bring gifts to Him beyond what these men brought; the greatest gift you can give Him is to give your life to Him if you have not done that already. Make Jesus the Saviour, Lord and King of your life.
The shepherds have laid an example for us all to follow; athough they were ignorant of who Jesus was yet by the little they knew, they worshipped Him as King. We too must worship Him with all we have been endowed with, (physical, spiritual and all other ways). There must be nothing too big or expensive for us to lay down at the feet of Him who laid down His life for us. He should be the King of our lives and to Him alone we must ascribe glory and worship, and to none else. Serving Jesus is the proof that we recongise that a King was born.

Prayer/Action
* Praise Jesus and proclaim Him King over your life forever.
* Ask that Jesus will be revealed to all men in your family and neighbourhood, who have not accepted Him as King in their lives.

TODAY'S PROPHETIC PRAYER
My glory and greatness shall not end with 2016, I shall remain ever strong and advancing, in the name of Jesus.