Today we celebrate the last Sunday in the Ordinary time. Next Sunday we start Advent. When we celebrate the Last Sunday of the Ordinary time, we celebrate Feast of Christ the King. Christ is the King of heaven and earth.
In today’s Gospel we heard that Jesus was questioned where his kingdom is? They did not realize that he was the King of the Jews, the Romans, that He was the King of all creation.
Living in so called democratic society, we do not want a King. We do not want anybody ruling over us. We want to be the one who make all the decisions for ourselves. And we think that we do that. But really, are we the one who makes all the decisions for ourselves?
We might like or dislike the president, congress, however we still have to obey the laws that they put into life. More so with our King Jesus. We might disagree with His ruling. We might not like His laws. But if we want to go to His Kingdom that is in heaven, we have no choice. Moreover, we might dislike Him as our King, but did we ask ourselves if He wanted, and still wants to be our King?
Who wants to be a King of a people who are rebellious all the time, who would not honor the king all the time.
Jesus knew that in order to save all of us, that we might come to His kingdom in heaven, He will have to fulfill His obligations – that is to suffer and to die for our sins. He doesn’t give up being our King because He loves us.
Jesus fulfilled His obligations, to His Father and to the love He bears for us. Now is our turn to fulfill the promises we made during our baptisms through our parents and God parents, those who are confirmed, have to fulfill the promises that we made during confirmation. We have to do that in order to prepare ourselves for Advent, the time we await the birth of Christ.
But what is even more important we have to do that in order to prepare ourselves for the Second coming of our King Jesus. During that time He will determine if we are worthy to enter His Kingdom.