Kingly Leadership

Earthly kings frequently maintain their continuation of power by invoking fear in their servants and their subjects. There are many governments in the earth today whose leaders are terrorists, threatening their subjects with the fear of death and of torture as responses to rebellion.

The King of Heaven offers freedom and protection and provision to His people. He draws them into committed service by loving them. That is what He wants to do through us – lead them by loving them.

In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”

Having said this, He showed them His hands and His side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” After saying this, He breathed on them and said,”Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
(John 20:19-23 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©)