Longing for the King

Summary: Long ago, God promised his people the king they’d always needed. That king came once and accomplished our salvation; now we who belong to King Jesus long for his return and the restoration of all things.

 

Christmas: escape from or return to reality?

 

The disappointment of kings

 

A shoot from Jesse’s stump

 

A ruler who does not disappoint

 

The promise of restoration: reconciliation, harmony

 

Isaiah 11:9 — “…for the knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the earth…”

Numbers 14:21-23 — “But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD…”

Psalm 72:19 — “…may the whole earth be filled with his glory!”

Isaiah 6:3 — “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

Isaiah 40:5 — “And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together…”

Habakkuk 2:14 — “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”