The West is changing. There are different ideologies emerging. All this flows from different  perceptions of ‘human rights’. People tell us that the world must conform to a certain reality and no-one can challenge their view. This passage, however, shows us that Biblical reality is not one of these many types but reality itself. God reigns as Creator … we need to respond to his rule.

The problem stems from the fact that we suppress this reality and turn to idols instead. The way we live then reflects our view of reality. For the Christian this passage is a reminder that we should not limit God’s rule as the world does.  The Son, Jesus Christ, is the one who keeps this world turning and our hearts beating. This reality is the one that shapes our lives.

The ‘good news’ is that we can know the truth of this because of what Jesus has accomplished at the cross in His death and resurrection. Receiving him by faith sets us fee to enjoy God’s reality forever. Jesus, as the King of Glory points us to the cross where we are assured of being accepted ‘just as if we had never sinned’.