The King of My Domain

I am the king of my domain. My domain is my home, family, pets, yard, and everything within my sphere of responsibility, including my work.  My neighbor is the king of his domain. Our domains overlap at times: my dog wanders into his yard; his grandchildren come over and jump on my trampoline; I have permission to pick cucumbers from his garden; he can use my wheelbarrow at any time.  This is no problem for us because we are both beneficent and generous kings. Since we are both beneficent kings, there is peace in our domains. If we were not beneficent kings there would be no peace within our domains or between them. We are beneficent kings because there is a King of kings who has authority over us. And that King is the most beneficent king imaginable. He loves all his subjects and desires only the best for them. He is totally unselfish,  and he requires us to love each other. Not only does he command us to love each other; he also commands us to keep peace in our hearts, and to be at peace with all who are under his authority. He commands these things but he does not force them because he is a gentleman King of kings; and gentlemen do not force. He commands, and he has rightful authority to do so; but he does not control, even though he has rightful authority to do that also. Some of the people who live in the King of kings' domain recognize his beneficence and authority and joyfully submit to it. Others who live in his domain do not recognize his beneficence and rightful authority and do not submit to it. Within these subjects there is no peace, and love is not practiced. In fact, all of us kings have not perfectly submitted to the rightful and beneficent authority of the King of kings. And to the degree that we have not, we have brought unnecessary suffering to ourselves and to our loved ones. And the King of kings, in his amazing grace, does not hold this against us. He recognizes that we have weaknesses; that we are not perfected beings, and he does not expect us to be perfected beings. He is all wise and all knowing. and so the King of kings, in His grace, has made propitiation for our weaknesses and blindness. He has given us the true and amazing  gift of forgiveness. He does not hold our rebellion against us.
Even though our Lord does not hold our rebellion against us, it has caused us much unnecessary suffering. It has been very costly in every aspect. Because the King of kings, in his infinite wisdom knows what is best for his subjects; and in his infinite love, only wants what is best for his subjects. Everything he desires for his subjects, every edict and command, has come from his heart of perfect, unselfish love for those in his domain. Every aspect of his will is for our good. And so when we rebel against him, we rebel against our own happiness, peace, joy, and well-being.  Some of his subjects know these things. They know that they have not lived in perfect subjection to the King of kings who has given us everything in his domain, and who has given us dominion of our kingdoms. They recognize that they have rebelled against him, and have been blind, and done things within their domains that have been hurtful to themselves and their subjects, which has never been the will of the King of kings. They've realized these things, and have approached the King of kings with contrite hearts, saying," O King, we realize that we have used the power that you gave us in ways that were contrary to your beneficent will, and brought unnecessary suffering into our domains and your domain. We have made a terrible mistake. We have hurt, deceived, used, ignored and tried to impress people, but we have not really loved them, as you have commanded us. We have ignored your beneficent authority and disobeyed your gracious commands. We have tried to throw off your authority and act as if we were the King of kings. We come now, in sincere humility, asking you to forgive us."  And the King of kings, in his amazing grace, has smiled upon us, and welcomed us back into his good graces. But we realize that  this grace has come to us at the expense of the suffering  of a Righteous One who was appointed by the King of kings to come into our domains and show us the way of True Life. And if we desire to maintain the righteousness that has been imparted to us, we must walk in the Spirit of this Righteous One. And those who have come to know these things walk in the Light of that Spirit, and become Light in their domains, and bring peace, and act in accordance with the Love of the King of kings.  And within this joyful domain in which we know that everything has been given to us by the King of kings who loves us with an eternal Love, our only sadness is that there are those who are still in rebellion. And our primary desire is to extend from the heart an invitation to those who are still in rebellion, to come into this peace, freedom, joy and love of the King of kings, in whose domain they live, but without awareness of his beneficence and rightful authority. And so we want everyone to recognize the King of kings' infinite beneficence, good will and rightful authority. But those who are in rebellion misunderstand this invitation as a form of condescension; even though anyone operating within the Spirit of the King of kings could never look down upon anyone. He would not allow it! He requires his subjects to love everyone; and to respect and keep peace with everyone, and have them understand that all are equally loved by the King of kings; whether in rebellion or not. But those who are in rebellion tend to see this invitation as a statement of condescension, or as an attempt to usurp their personal authority and control their domains--to exercise unrighteous authority--something the King of kings would never allow, because he has placed the authority of every person upon and within that person, and he does not allow anyone to usurp that personal autonomy.
But the King of kings is not only all-wise and full of infinite Love, good will, kindness and grace; He is also all-powerful. He has and is the Source of all power. And all the power that is being asserted within his domain has been given and authorized by him. And at any time, at his will, he can withdraw that power and call into account those who have been exercising that power, whether or not it was being asserted in the service of love and good will. In fact it has been revealed to all his subjects in all the realms of His domain that he will do that--he will call all into account as to whether they have used their power in the service of his love and truth, as demonstrated and espoused by the Righteous One. And so we know that at some time we will stand before the King of kings, who has given us all things; the earth, life, manhood and womanhood, all the senses; the ability to love and think, work and play, create, laugh, contemplate, etc. We will stand before him and give an account of how we have used the freedom that he gave to us; whether selfishly or lovingly. And those who have not willfully sought him and sought to abide in his love for all, will have to stand in the Light of that Truth about themselves.