King In Disguise...

Recently we have been listening to this local radio station and there is this interesting song. Not sure of the title but the refrain keeps singing "Jesus in disguise..." it hit me tonight when I heard it again how earthly kings really like the pomp and circumstance. They like to let everyone know THEY are king! don't you dare forget it or step out of line. You will be quickly reprimanded. And they it also quietly hit me how when Jesus came to the earth, the king of ALL creation, it was quiet, like a whisper in the night...No royal throne, no royal robes or kingly palace. It was to all eyes the most abject of poverty. How is it that the greatest king that ever existed would choose to be so humble, so hidden? Is it because He was so sure of His rightful dominion that He didn't need to lord it over us as human rulers do? Is it because He knew that such frivolous things truly hold no value except to those who cannot see? Is because He knew that He already had everything under His dominion, it was all His already? Is it because He knew that such things could not enhance His glory? All thoughts for me to ponder. I already  know the answers but still... Then it also hit me that in Heaven that is WHERE His true glory will be revealed to all of us. No longer will our eyes be blinded by the bling of this world. We will see like Him the true value and glory of things. There we shall be like Him, pure, clean, innocent once more. We shall value things in the proper perspective, we shall see Him as He truly is in ALL His magnificent glory. But even there I don't believe He will be as earthly kings. Even there I believe He will be as He was here, kind, gentle, loving, approachable, desired by us like nothing else and there we will go to Him as a deer to the running waters of life to be filled and quenched like we have never experienced before. We will at that time understand truly His awe, His authority, His Godliness. We will give Him all not out of fear but out of LOVE and GRATITUDE...We will be so deeply grateful for all He has done for each of us. There will be no "you gave him more than me" no we will all love Him for His magnanimity to each of us as undeserving as we have been. There will the true mystery of His glory and love be forever revealed to us. I believe we will spend eternity contemplating the glories of Him and all His incredible creations. And I believe we will spend it glorifying Him, we won't be able to contain ourselves...Think of this, when you really sing out loud whether at church or in the car or wherever, do you feel happy? I think the answer is usually yes. We are made to sing with joy. There is something about singing that expresses so much emotion that speaking doesn't. I believe in Heaven there will be alot of belting out going on for sheer joy! We will be so happy and grateful that we will just sing our hearts out with joyful praise and we won't weary of it either like you sometimes do here when singing too many Christmas carols or such...Personally I can't wait! I love to sing and can't wait to meet my humble, hidden King!