213. The King will not Fail Us
1 Kings 9:5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
The promise to David is repeated again from the Lord to Solomon, and the promise also applies to us who believe: “There will not fail for you a man on the throne of the kingdom of God.” This promise is forever and it is spiritual; it is not for the physical, geographical and political throne of Israel. Israel has become the spiritual kingdom of God brought in to believers in Christ. Jesus, the Son of David, is king in the hearts of God’s people and He lives and reigns forever. The word “forever” makes it not a political nation, but a spiritual kingdom.
This promise is valuable for us in our lives, not only that the kingdom we are brought into is eternal later, but also because it is eternal right now. This means we have a king who is ruling our hearts and lives right now, today, for our good. This King died for me, never fails me, loves me forever unconditionally, rules all things for my wellbeing, and knows how to take care of me. The amazing truth of this promise is that there is a man, a human being, on the throne. It is the human Jesus Christ, the one mediator between God and man, who is ruling the kingdom. He is God also, one with the Father and the Holy Spirit, but definitely a resurrected human body never to die again, immortal, imperishable, ruling a kingdom reserved in heaven for us.
It is not enough to know that Jesus can do anything, for He is God, it is enough to also know that He will do anything, for he is human. Since he is one of us, taking on our nature, and understanding us better than anyone else in the visible and invisible worlds, we can be sure that Jesus knows, understands, feels, cares and loves us in our present human condition. He knows what it is like to be subject to death, diseases, demons, pain and suffering. And he knows what it is like to have victory and mastery over that evil king and his evil kingdom. He forgives Sin and redeems us from slavery to Sin, Satan and Death. We are under new management forever, and He will not fail.