“Jesus said, ‘My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.’ ‘You are a king, then!’ said Pilate. Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’” John 18:36-37

Dear Heavenly Father, As we seek to make sense of your life, as we seek to understand your rule, as we look for direction, as we seek out peace and hope and joy and freedom, we need to seek it in the one place where it is to be found: your Word. You haven’t spoken in secret so that we don’t know what you’ve said. You spoke openly to us through the Scriptures so we and all the world will know truth. In all things, let us seek your Word. Help us to listen to your Voice. And let truth rule over our heart and life. Amen.

Jesus is a king, yet his kingdom is not of this world. He is a king who came to testify to the truth. His kingdom is a spiritual kingdom and he rules over it by his truth.