6/29/19 

Luke 19:14

¹⁴ But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

There are two facts in this statement that are clear indicators of mankind-in-general’s natural attitude toward God.  In this instance it is Christ, but it might well be any member of the Trinity or God as He is the creator and sovereign.

1.       We hate Him.  With some exception mankind has always claimed an affection for the god they recognize.  But this has never extended to the creator, lawgiver, and Sovereign God of Scripture.  Man as he appears in Scripture has always without exception, and stated plainly by the Jews in this text, hated God.

2.      We will not have this man to reign over us.

A.    They give the cause for their hatred.  In Psalm 2 God states His purpose to make the Son (the Messiah) the monarch over mankind, none excepted, all kings included.

B.     The most evident evil of universally-sinful man is his rejection of God’s government.  Simply stated, man is a rebel.  This is stated as well as it can be said in Exodus 5:2.

² But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.”

Pharaoh’s confession is good for all.