Who Will Lead Us?

Jesus is a leader who is not only wise, but also loving and compassionate.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   As we think about David, and even as we glance into the future at Solomon, we are left longing for someone who can fight our battles, like David does, but also someone who can rule with wisdom like Solomon did from time to time. And we are left in our angst until Jesus comes along, who claims a devotion, and authority and power greater than David had, and says that wisdom greater than Solomon’s was present in Jesus Himself. Those are all words and big talk, but does he really deliver, and not just every now and then, but always? Yes, Jesus does that very thing! In facing temptation, He overcomes, proving His absolute devotion to God and His word. In taking on death, He proves his power and authority by coming back from the dead. In teaching, he proves his wisdom as greater than Solomon’s. So much so that Paul says that it is in Christ that all the treasures of wisdom are stored. Friends, what we are learning in this text is that we all need and desire a leader, a King. And we can search the world high and low and find some good men who have some good qualities, but they, like David, will fail. They will grow tired. They will get worn down. They will give in to temptation. They will indulge their own fleshly appetites at times. They will give way to passivity and worldly wisdom, which brings with, sometimes sudden destruction, but inevitably an erosion of what is true and good and beautiful. You can’t be that king. You can’t be that king for yourself; you can’t be that king for your family; you can’t be that king for this church. We need a greater One, a better One, a perfect One, a wise One, a devoted One! And you know what is great about this ONE. He restored the relationship between you and Himself, but not because He was tricked or coerced. Restoration is brought to us because of His LOVE for his people. HE grants full restoration. He doesn’t bring you close just to keep you away from him. He doesn’t bring you close to Him just to keep you at arm’s length. He fully restores, brings you into his own house, as it were. Come to Him Today! Trust Him Today! He is the Only One who can save you, who can lead you in righteousness, who can restore you, who can heal you! He is the only one who can take a stony, vengeful, angry Absalom heart and melt it down and give you a new heart, new life. There will be no cold, distant embrace and kiss of formality. There will be a party, a celebration, the running of a Father to embrace his long lost son. So come to Him today! His heart has not stopped going out for you. He is calling you, commanding you to repent and come to his throne like a beggar.