Ascension Sunday 2012 exhortation

Ascension Sunday.  Because Jesus is King of kings, He is the Governor of governors, which means, among other things, that our Governor, Christine Gregoire must answer to her higher Lord when it comes to breaking His laws.  In one of her last and most flagrant acts of rebellion against her Lord, Gregoire signed legislation that redefined marriage as two adults instead of specifically one man and one woman as King Jesus commands.

Our worship on the Lord’s Day renews our absolute subordination to the ultimate authority, and to the rightful King of kings who died for us, was raised for us, has ascended for us and reigns on our behalf at the right hand of God the Father.  Opinions and decrees of lesser authorities must submit to Him – however, as always, the judgment of God begins in His own house.  The church has mistakenly and tragically led the way in redefining terms, twisting the very Scriptures we claim to honor.  One of the ways we have done this is by ignoring the Ascension and Present Reign of Jesus Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords – in our hearts, yes, but even more, in the civil realm.

We do not worship a God Who, as our President attempted to describe in a recent interview, interprets the Golden Rule to allow for disobeying Christ’s other commands.  But Jesus did not only say to love others, He also said that if we love Him, we must keep His commandments.  And His commandments, passed on to us through the Scriptures, clearly instruct us as to what constitutes a marriage and what doesn’t, what constitutes life in the womb and not a choice to cut out an unwanted growth in the womb.

We have not gathered here to tout our personal opinions and personal choices, and may we be accursed by God if we do.  We have gathered to bow the knee, to confess with our lips, to worship and serve our Lord – and in that worship, to declare the full and complete crown rights of King Jesus, the Son of Man, our Savior and Lord.  He has promised that as we worship Him in Spirit and truth, that He will shake the kingdoms of this world, that He will put down all unbelief and rebellion, and that He will bring forth the manifestation of His salvation and reconciliation of the world to Himself and to His Father.  This service is another swing at the gates of Hades and the tyranny of unbelief – but those gates will not prevail and that tyranny has been overthrown.  Come and worship King Jesus.