Unless they’ve been through some sad catastrophic upheaval, most young people’s experience of the world is fairly limited. Only as we grow up do we start to discover that we live in an immensely complex world in which everyone has a different opinion and experience. Preparations for the coming coronation weekend for King Charles III illustrates the point: from issues of security to the importance of history, to reflecting a multiculturalism and the many different faiths of people who make up the United Kingdom of the 21st Century, to preparations for the future with all its anticipated diversity – all of these are going to be taken into account as he is crowned King in what is primarily presented as a ‘Christian’ ceremony?!
Can we find any clarity in the midst of it all? The good news is that the Bible that will be placed in the hands of the King during the ceremony this coming Saturday 6th May hasn’t changed in its message at all:
As we saw last Sunday morning, the Lord Jesus message is still the same:
“Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. (John 10:7-9)
And to those who have put their trust in Him alone to save them, the opportunity to know and be like Him likewise still stands:
Jesus said:
“…be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
(Rev 3:19,20)
Spencer Shaw