Getting to Know Jesus by Name #44: King

 

As Paul concludes his opening prayer in his First letter to Timothy, he says:

 15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. 17 To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Overwhelmed by the fact that Christ came to earth to show God's mercy to us, Paul concludes by calling Him The King. He is not any old king; He is The King: "The male ruler of the country who usually inherits his position and rules for life," which Paul then goes on to describe even further: Eternal: having no beginning and no end in time, lasting forever; Immortal: Not capable of dying, living forever; Invisible: incapable by nature of being seen."* Of course, what adds to the fact of this all is that the Invisible has made Himself "visible" in coming to earth, and He will someday let us all see Him in His palace. We will be in the eternal audience of  The King. He will not leave the building, and we will not need to either. 

*(Diann Cotton: 100 Days with Jesus)