“Don’t let the meekness of the nativity fool you, or it’s nostalgia and sentimentality dull your understanding. The birth of Jesus is an act of war. The begotten Son arrives to lay claim to his throne. To declare his supremacy. Understand, Psalm 2 is being fulfilled.
Jesus is the rightful heir to the throne. In Jesus, God declares his rule over kings and rulers, people with hearts set on rebellion, attempting to cast off his bonds and cords, his jurisdiction over their lives. By the mere incident of his appearing, Jesus brings a demand of allegiance. He is the King. Allegiance must be rendered.
It’s a fool’s game, self-willed living. Someone has observed that Christians, ironically, often live as functional atheists, bearing lip-service to God, but living out their lives as though there is no sovereign King ruling over them, as though there are no cords and bonds tying you to the Lord. But there is a king.
And he is the king of glory. If there ever was a king that deserved the glory of a royal birth and all the adoration and acclaim of every human heart, it is this King. “
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