The Thing About The King

By Edd Sterchi

Zechariah’s prophecy of Jesus in chapter 9 and verse 9 is most interesting: “Rejoice greatly...behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey...” (ESV)     First, we must note from this that Jesus is king! He is above all else. He took part in the creation of everything. He is not only a king, He is THE king. He is all powerful. And He can become our personal king.     Next, we must notice that Jesus is humble and righteous! While upon the earth, He never sinned and was always going about serving others. He was concerned about all people and always put them above Himself. Also, He obeyed the Father’s will perfectly.     Finally, we must see that Jesus brings salvation! It could come no other way. He had to be sacrificed for us to have the opportunity of redemption.     If I was to glean one main thing from this passage, it would be this: The thing about King Jesus is that He is perfect and He can make us perfectly fit for heaven!  - Edd Sterchi preaches for the Broadway Church of Christ in Campbellsville, KY. He may be contacted through the congregation's website: http://www.broadwaychurchofchrist.net/