Bringing the King back Listen to a story from the life of David. His own son, Absalom, had daringly risen and had taken on the role of a usurper, gathering the main part if the nation to himself in a betrayal of Davidic rule. The King was guided to withdraw and go into hiding, together with faithful men for some time. The initiative of the usurper ended with his death in a battle situation. The matter of the throne and the authority had been violated, and the quest for position and power ended abruptly. The matter of God’s sovereign choosing had been violated, the matter of proper sending had been set aside, the matter of obedience was neglected. Men who believed in the forces of personal charisma and numerical attraction, engaged against the dynamics of heavenly endorsement and sending. Men who believe in the power of the spoken word and the gathering of the multitudes to themselves make their move for the throne and its authority, but they will end like Absalom – because of their forfeiting the royal context and the sending. The usurping initiative had been interrupted by the hand of the Lord and the nation was brought to a weary halt not knowing how to proceed. A quarreling arose among the people, which resulted in a word to be stirred among them: “Why do you not speak a word about bringing the king back?” And then, yet another: “Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house?” The Davidic rule was then brought in, in peace and glory. The King was brought back by men of might, by a move towards corporateness as to the understanding and the practice of submission to heavenly protocol. “Why do you not speak a word about bringing the king back?” The calling to Davidic order and the heralding of the coming of the Redeemer to Zion, the summoning of men to prepare for the coming of the King in grace and splendor lies at the core of the apostolic endeavour. This word speaks sharply, and with tears, into each and every camp of the evangelical setting of today. Why do we not speak of the coming of the Messiah and the fulfillment in finality of his redemptive efforts? Why do we not engage in an apostolic heralding of the royal context, in a mobilizing the Church in expectancy, in praise and preparation, for a proper welcoming of the King as He is about to return? Apostolicity jubilates as it considers and heralds the prospect of the royal context. From chapter six of: Apostolicity. The Heralding of the Crucified God By Lars Widerberg Apostolicity@Gmail -- -- --
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