To display His glory, He has allowed an enemy (the Accuser, the Satan) to mess it up.
All of us have gone astray and played into the Accuser's hands.
God chose a people, the descendants of Abraham, to reveal His love and desire to rescue us.
He exercised His justice and mercy on them again and again, He chose them to be a picture of how His kingdom comes - through suffering and submission.
He promised to extend his kingdom to all people, tribes, and nations through his people Israel and their Messiah.
Jesus was the promised Messiah, and announced the arrival of the kingdom in Luke 4:16-21.
He was declared by God to be the King through his suffering, death, and resurrection.
He has rescued us from the Evil One, forgiven our sins, and made his resurrection power available to us, the citizens of His kingdom.
We now are charged with advancing his reign, spreading the word that He is King, and bringing about change.
One day, the kingdom of God will be revealed in power, every knee will bow in worship to Jesus, and we will reign forever with Him.
And this is why we are celebrating the... Biggest. Holiday. Ever.
The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said, "The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever." (Revelation 11:15)Amen!
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