Yesterday while sitting in the park after lunch, I was thinking how we may have lost something with the decline of monarchy in our world. Now don't get me wrong I'm not an ardent monarchist... that debate is not what this post is about.
What I was thinking is that in comparison to previous generations where there was a strong, respected monarchy, we are missing out on something. There is very little grandeur or majesty in modern Western society. We can no longer relate so well to what it is to revere a monarch and perhaps this detracts from our worship of God.
In times gone by the trappings and regalia and status of the King helped provide an earthly image of the way in which humanity related to the heavenly King. The monarch in those days was someone held in such high regard, put on such a height that common folk could never aspire to reach. So the people would have an idea of how to relate to a sovereign all powerful God.
Conversely, the thought of a King who would become one of them, befriend them, and even die for them, would have seemed all the more incredible and amazing to these people than it would to us with our modern view that all humans are equal.
It seems to be now that we no longer have the experience/knowledge of what it means to relate to an earthly monarch, we may have lost a valuable way of comprehending what it means to worship God. Although we sing about God "our King" still, does that phrase have any real meaning to us anymore?
"Amazing Love, how can it be, that you my King would die for me?"
[Currently playng on my IPod: Shaking The Tree by Peter Gabriel]
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I'm glad you liked it. Nice to know someone reads these. Hopefully you were able to take something good from it.
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