WEIGHT OF THE KINGDOM

Today's reading: 1 Chronicles 20-24

"When David arrived at Rabbah, he removed the crown from the king's head, and it was placed on David's own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed about seventy-five pounds..." 1 Chronicles 20:2 NLT

Can you imagine carrying around a seventy-five pound crown on your noggin?

The weight? The heft? The crick in your neck you might have at the end of the day?

The value, the mass, the burden of the kingdom would be constantly 'on your mind' as you strode about with your crown perched atop your skull.

Not healthy, you say? Not practical, you mutter? Not sensible, you scoff?

I agree. Wholeheartedly, I agree.

In balancing that massive weight, you'd be so distracted that you couldn't govern with your whole being. A pressure would be constantly upon you that diverted your attention and kept your mind off more important things.

Is that what happens when we attempt to govern our own lives? To rule as leader of our hearts? To think, errantly, that we're the kings of our own castles?

The weight of any earthly kingdom, or any heart realm, can only successfully be carried by God.