300. God and Prince
Ezekiel 34:24 And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David a prince among them: I the Lord have spoken.
The very great and precious promise is that the Lord (Jesus is my Lord) will be our God, and His servant David (Jesus is the Son of David) will be a prince among us. Faith makes Jesus our Lord and our God. Jesus is the prince who has taken over our lives from the prince of the power of the air (Satan), who previously had the destructive rule over our lives. But this old prince is not the boss any longer; he has been removed from authority and a new boss has taken his place.
However, the old prince doesn’t surrender his rule readily. Therefore, he lies and deceives and tries to make us think that he is still in charge. He doesn’t say it that way, for then we might recognize the evil voice. He says things like: “You are the captain,” “You can be your own god.” “Bad things still happen, so God must be bad for you.” “Take the easy way and fun road and give in to the way of the world. The majority way can’t be all bad.” “God is not there, so do what you want.” “God doesn’t care, you look out for number one.” “You are guilty and deserve bad things, so just give up.” And with many such lies the Devil seeks to regain control and authority over us, which happens if we believe the lie. If we sin without repentance, or if we try to do good without faith, or if we think that God isn’t working for me, we come out from under the new prince and come under the old prince.
For this reason we need to believe the promise of God, know who He is, and accept what He does. We need to hear the gospel and believe it; when we do we submit to the good God and the good Prince. Jesus is your God and your King.