4 <\/sup>I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall no longer fear longer or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n5 <\/sup>The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 <\/sup>In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: \u201cThe Lord is our righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nColossians 1:11-20<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
11 <\/sup>May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, so that you may have all endurance and patience, joyfully 12 <\/sup>giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 <\/sup>He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 <\/sup>in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n15 <\/sup>He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, 16 <\/sup>for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers\u2014all things have been created through him and for him. 17 <\/sup>He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 <\/sup>He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 <\/sup>For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 <\/sup>and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLuke 23:33-43<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
33 <\/sup>When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. [[34 <\/sup>Then Jesus said, \u201cFather, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.\u201d]] And they cast lots to divide his clothing. 35 <\/sup>And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, \u201cHe saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!\u201d 36 <\/sup>The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine 37 <\/sup>and saying, \u201cIf you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!\u201d 38 <\/sup>There was also an inscription over him, \u201cThis is the King of the Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n39 <\/sup>One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, \u201cAre you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!\u201d 40 <\/sup>But the other rebuked him, saying, \u201cDo you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 <\/sup>And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.\u201d 42 <\/sup>Then he said, \u201cJesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom.\u201d 43 <\/sup>He replied, \u201cTruly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nTHANKS BE TO GOD1<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What Kind of King? 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