In these 9 verses, Luke gives us insight into two kings of two different kingdoms. First let’s take a look at our KING JESUS. The all powerful KING who created everything is seen here as a KING who gives away everything including HIMSELF for the good of HIS people. We see here that the 12 disciples who had been given power and authority has been instructed to use them in the same way, ie to give it away for the good of the people as the KING HIMSELF does. The reason that these disciples were given such power is to show that and the people around them that this is how the lovely KING treats the people of HIS kingdom. Though not all of us are healed today of our physical sicknesses we sure know that one day that we will be completely free of it in HIS eternal kingdom. The disciples of now ambassadors of this glorious KING and HIS kingdom, but before they serve others, they themselves needed to fully trust the KING, that is why JESUS instructs them not to carry extra baggage but to trust that the KING will provide for them.
On the other hand we see king Herod, a king of an earthly kingdom who acts in a selfish way. We see this when he beheads John for his own gain. A king who is perplexed. A king who could in no way stop the advancement of the kingdom of GOD. An amazing thing is that even this king had a chance to know about the amazing KING JESUS by we know that he sought to see JESUS for the wrong reasons as we read later in Luke 23.
KING JESUS is still alive today and offers eternal life freely to HIS people by giving HIMSELF away through HIS death and resurrection. Stop being a king over your life and humbly surrender yourself to this loving KING repenting of your sins in order to be a part of the kingdom!!
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