So this blog is titled Son of the King. This phrase is actually more of a concept, and it has been on my mind for awhile now. One thing to know about me, I am tremendously motivated and stirred by powerful quotes, concepts and speeches. Son of the King is a powerful concept indeed...
So I was reading through 1 Kings and looking at the beginning of Solomon's reign. After reflecting on his character and his actions later I was blown away with his confidence and decisiveness as a new ruler. Especially considering how young he was! A thought that crossed my mind was that he had that confidence because of who his father was. His dad was King David! And when King David spoke and decreed Solomon as king, Solomon knew that that was all he needed. He was son of the king! And the king had spoken.
All of this connected in my mind to some of the studying I've done about our adoption into the family of God as sons and daughters. Galatians talks a lot about this. We are adopted sons and daughters of God. That should mean a lot to us. I have heard that in biblical times, a biological son could be cast out or disowned while when a father adopted a son he could never cast him out. Adoption was permanent. We have been adopted for eternity! There is nothing that will ever cause God to cast us out!
So I am a son of the King. What does that mean? Well a good place to start is to realize that God has us right where He intends us to be. He placed us where we are so that we might fill a specific role in the coming of His kingdom. So we can realize that, wherever He has us, we may act with confidence and decisiveness! I am a son of the King! And He has placed me here for this task.
So I was reading through 1 Kings and looking at the beginning of Solomon's reign. After reflecting on his character and his actions later I was blown away with his confidence and decisiveness as a new ruler. Especially considering how young he was! A thought that crossed my mind was that he had that confidence because of who his father was. His dad was King David! And when King David spoke and decreed Solomon as king, Solomon knew that that was all he needed. He was son of the king! And the king had spoken.
All of this connected in my mind to some of the studying I've done about our adoption into the family of God as sons and daughters. Galatians talks a lot about this. We are adopted sons and daughters of God. That should mean a lot to us. I have heard that in biblical times, a biological son could be cast out or disowned while when a father adopted a son he could never cast him out. Adoption was permanent. We have been adopted for eternity! There is nothing that will ever cause God to cast us out!
So I am a son of the King. What does that mean? Well a good place to start is to realize that God has us right where He intends us to be. He placed us where we are so that we might fill a specific role in the coming of His kingdom. So we can realize that, wherever He has us, we may act with confidence and decisiveness! I am a son of the King! And He has placed me here for this task.
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