Who Is Your King?

Some years ago, YP Lee, one of the best Korean soccer players who had played in the Premier League in England, came back to his home church and shared a story about his mom during the Christian worship Service. 

When he was young, he thought his mother was the kindest angel in the whole world. However, as he has grown, he came to realize that his mother was an angel only for him, her son. In other words, his mother was not very kind person for everyone. Obviously, he was very brave man! 

Every mother can be an angel to her own children or her loved ones. So could be every father or any people for their beloved family members. It is a human nature. 

No wonder why Jesus mention about this human reality - "What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him as scorpion? (Luke 11:11-12)" However, Jesus pushes us little further. "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them." (Luke 6:32) 

This biblical reality challenges our human reality. How can we move further? Our Holy Spirit guides us through the words of an apostle Paul. 

What if we all treat each other like Paul did? 

I am just wondering what makes those two singers sang this ancient song in harmony...  and what if we treat each other as through we were treating our God, the King?

By the way, who is your king?

  

“My God, O King" based on Psalm 145 & “His Name” 

Duet by Lim & Yun at London King’s Cross Church 

PSALM 145 
1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

² Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

³ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

⁴ One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

⁵ I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

⁶ And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

⁷ They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

⁹ The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

¹⁰ All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

¹² To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

¹⁴ The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

¹⁵ The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶ Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

¹⁹ He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

²⁰ The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.