{"id":2283,"date":"2012-10-06T07:24:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T07:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2012-10-06T07:24:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T07:24:28","slug":"the-kingship-of-christ-j-c-philpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2283","title":{"rendered":"The kingship of Christ- J.C.Philpot."},"content":{"rendered":"

The kingship of Christ-<\/strong> J.C.Philpot.<\/p>\n

\u201cKing of kings and Lord of lords!<\/strong>\u201d Revelation 19:16<\/p>\n

The kingship of Christ<\/strong> is full of sweet consolation to
\nthe tried family of God. As Zion\u2019s enthroned King, He
\nsupplies His people out of His own inexhaustible fullness!<\/p>\n

To Him, as our enthroned King, we give the allegiance
\nof our hearts. Before His feet, as our rightful Sovereign,
\nwe humbly lie. And we beg of Him, as possessed of all
\npower, to subdue our iniquities and rebellious lusts, and
\nsway His peaceful scepter over every faculty of our soul.<\/p>\n

The kingship of Christ <\/strong>is a blessed subject of meditation,
\nwhen we consider its bearing upon our helpless, defenseless
\ncondition. We stand surrounded by foes . . .<\/strong>
\ninternal,
\nexternal,
\ninfernal,
\nall armed against us with deadly enmity!<\/p>\n

Every child of God is surrounded by a multitude of enemies
\nwithout and within, who, unless they are overcome\u2014will
\nmost certainly overcome him. And to be overcome is to be
\nlost, forever lost, and to perish under the wrath of God!<\/p>\n

What hope or help can we have, but in . . .
\nthat all-seeing eye<\/strong>, which sees our condition;
\nthat all-sympathizing heart<\/strong>, which feels for us;
\nthat all-powerful hand<\/strong>, which delivers the objects of
\nHis love from all the snares and traps\u2014and defeats all
\nthe plans and projects of these mighty, implacable foes?<\/p>\n

We daily and hourly feel the workings of our . . .<\/strong>
\nmighty sins,
\nraging lusts,
\npowerful temptations,
\nbesetting evils,
\nagainst the least and feeblest of which, we have no strength!<\/p>\n

But as the eye of faith views our enthroned King,
\nwe are led by the power of His grace to . . .
\nlook unto Him,
\nhang upon Him, and
\nseek help from Him.<\/p>\n

Trials in providence,
\nafflictions in the family,
\nsickness and infirmities in the body,
\nopposition and persecution from the world,
\na vile, unbelieving heart, which we can neither sanctify nor subdue,
\na rough and rugged path, increasing in difficulty as we journey onward,
\ndoubts, fears, and misgivings in our own bosom,
\ninward slips and falls,
\nwanderings,
\nstartings aside,
\nhourly backslidings from the strait and narrow path,
\njealous enemies ever watching for our halting,
\nwith no eye to pity, nor arm to help\u2014but the Lord\u2019s!<\/strong><\/p>\n

How all these foes and fears make us feel our need
\nof an enthroned King, Head and Husband . . .
\nwhose tender heart<\/strong> is soft to pity,
\nwhose mighty arm <\/strong>is strong to relieve!<\/p>\n

We should be ever looking up to our enthroned King,
\nnot only that He might sway His scepter over our hearts,
\ncontrolling our rebellious wills, and subduing us to His
\ngentle might; but as King over all our enemies\u2014of which
\nour internal<\/strong> foes are much more numerous and mighty
\nthan any external <\/strong>enemies!<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we feel the power of sin, the tyranny of our vile
\nlusts and passions, and what our nature is capable of
\nif left to its own will and way\u2014how sweet and suitable
\nis the promise, \u201cYou will again have compassion on us;
\nYou will subdue our iniquities<\/strong> and hurl all our sins into
\nthe depths of the sea!\u201d Micah 7:19<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are powerless against this mighty army that is
\nattacking us! We do not know what to do, but we
\nare looking to You for help.\u201d 2 Chronicles 20:12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The kingship of Christ- J.C.Philpot. \u201cKing of kings and Lord of lords!\u201d Revelation 19:16 The kingship of Christ is full of sweet consolation to the tried family of God. As Zion\u2019s enthroned King, He supplies His people out of His own inexhaustible fullness! To Him, as our enthroned King, we give the allegiance of our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-j-c-philpot","category-christ-his-person-and-excellencies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2284,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions\/2284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}