Compromise or Kingship?

A world where Christ is King, where God reigns, all that is good derived from Him. How would we live in such a world, except by giving thanks while striving every day to do what is good? Yet this is the world we live in. Christ has conquered death and promises eternal life to those who follow Him. All we need to do is to turn away from the false goods of this world and toward Him.

It seems simple, and I suppose it is. And yet we pay homage to the false goods of this world which are not of God. We are distracted by duties, errands, and obligations. We problem-solve. Every profession offers a jargon which we fall into, allowing our days to be described within the boundaries of job and family. When frustrated, we do not seek truths, but causes. Causes are naturally associated with the very thing that frustrates us, sharing the same language. We see poverty and blame the 1%. We see violence and blame the man with the gun.

We like to point and click. Point and click. That is good. That is bad. Click click click. All day long. Does this sound like thinking to you, does it sound like heaven?

One can be naturally right and yet ultimately false in betraying the source of all that is good. We claim political victories for ourselves, yet what have we done? We have carried out the mandate of mercy. We should give thanks. In the name of power we rewrite the rules, and everyone agrees, because nothing goes down easier than compromise. A point of faith is converted to a personal decision, allowing one to embrace choices contrary to doctrine, even while faith itself is God-given. It's a funny inversion of first principles. I wonder if such people believe that gravity is a personal decision?

We live in a world ruled by Christ the King, yet we aid and abet our worst adversary in turning from His laws. It is not that we fall short of perfection - there is no shame in that - but we rush toward it, gleefully throwing off the trappings of heaven for the tattered threads of Personal Goals. We no longer travel. We fulfill a Bucket List. We no longer yearn, or dream, we wait and see.

I do not see a civilization that assumes too much, but one that believes too little. We are too ready to give up: on the unborn, the elderly, the sick, the poor, ourselves. We should agree never to give up, ever, on anyone. We should celebrate, today and every day, what God has won for us. Eternal life, freedom from all pain and suffering. We need earn it, and to do that, we need only admit with our lips what we know in our hearts.

That Christ is King.