[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 07/May/2023]
The role of a British sovereign is a complicated one. Having a 6-year-old to talk to about these things, I have to say it seems easier to explain what our Kings and Queens can’t do, more than it is to talk about what they do.
Yet, there is an interesting parallel between our monarchs, who have great authority but have historically elected to delegate it to ‘the people’, and God. Our God who, for some reason beyond my understanding, has unlimited power and sovereignty but elects to delegate us free will and relative autonomy; to the point that many people around the world choose to believe that He doesn’t even exist. It is only because of God’s choice to give us free will that we can choose to believe (or not) in Him. We can make various choices and decisions about just how closely we follow Him, each and every moment of each and every day. How grateful are you for the free will you have? For it is a gift from God; he didn’t have to make us this way.
In much the same way that our British monarch delegated their authority to the representatives of the people (a move which we might be forgiven for feeling sceptical about in the current climate!), our God allows us to have opinions and make decisions about how we want to live and breathe and behave. Do you think you’re doing a good job?
What would your day look like if God took back that freedom?
Would you really want to know what God’s will would be for your life if you had the chance?
What time he’d have you getting up, where He’d have you going, who he’d have you meeting up with?
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