"I'M KING OF THE WORLD!"

Unlike the character who uttered the famous line from the movie Titanic, the rightful "King of the world" did not enter history proclaiming anything about Himself. How could He? After all, He was a newborn baby. But He was not just any baby, He was the manifestation of God in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16).

His birth narrative does not include Emperors, High Priests, or the "rich and famous." Instead of being born in a palace suited for a king, He was born in a stable (Lk. 2:7). His first visitors were poor shepherds (Lk. 2:8-18).

He was born in poverty - Joseph and Mary were so poor they could give only a pauper's offering at His circumcision (Lev. 12:8; Lk. 2:24).

He was born in obscurity - Of all places in the vast Universe He had created (Jn. 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1-2), He chose a small town (Mic. 5:2), in a small, occupied country (about 8000 sq. mi. or smaller than the state of New Jersey), on a small planet (Earth is dwarfed in size by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune); in a small solar system; etc.

He was born in humility - His "parents" were not officially married as yet. They were "espoused." The Greek word, μνηστεύω, means "to be promised in marriage," "betrothed," or "engaged" (Matt. 1:18; Lk. 1:27; 2:5). The Pharisees appear to have believed Jesus was illegitimate, because they used the emphatic "WE" in describing a contrast between themselves and Jesus (Jn. 8:41).

He was born a human being - He hungered (Jn. 19:28), He thirsted (Jn. 4:7), He tired (Matt. 8:24), He had limited knowledge (Mk. 13:32). He chose to be born "lower than the angels" (Heb. 2:7-9). He chose to be a mere human being - "But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross" (Phil. 2:7-8).

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: when His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost" (Matt. 1:18). And before her Child was through, the sins of mankind had been paid in full (1 Jn. 2:2), His murderers called Him "the Son of God" (Matt. 27:54), He had risen from the grave (1 Cor. 15:3-4; Rev. 1:18), and His disciples went from being cowardly fishermen to being the courageous "fishers of men" (Mk. 14:50; Acts 5:29).

No, Jesus didn't stand on a mountain top and proclaim, "I Am the King of the world," that is yet future (Zech. 14:4). Jesus did not come to be bowed down to, that is yet future (Isa. 45:23; Rom. 14:11). Jesus did not come to be God, He always was God (Jn. 1:1), He is God now (Jn. 20:28), and He will always remain God (1 Jn. 5:11).

IT IS OUR JOB TO STAND ON MOUNTAINS AND PROCLAIM THAT JESUS IS KING OF FAR MORE THAN THIS PUNY WORLD; HE IS KING OF ALL CREATION!

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.