We must never be satisfied with the status quo — Jesus’ words are very clear: “Unless your holiness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Here is the recipe for happiness that will take us from here to eternity: if we rely on the grace of Christ, our Lord and Savior, we will have an inner joy and a peace that no one and nothing can take from us.
God saves the best of his earthly and heavenly gifts for last, and serves them with abundance and deep joy to those who wait for Him, trust Him, love Him.
The coming of Christ, first in his humble birth in a stable and again in his return on a cloud of power and glory is at the heart of this new season of worship.
Today, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. The Lord Jesus is no ordinary king, no figurehead king. Christ is the king whose kingdom does not belong to this world, but to God.