Part 1: The King
The King. The Law. The Heart!
A lot of what we’ve learned about God… is out of order.
There, I said it.
We try to understand the Law without knowing the King. We talk about the Heart without understanding what shapes it. So this is a return to order. Not as separate ideas, but as something that unfolds, one into the other. This mini series is a collection of Scripture, comparisons, and thoughts I’ve been sitting with.
It’s broken into three parts:
Part 1: The King
Part 2: The Law
Part 3: The Heart
We’ll take it slow.
Part 1: The King
We start with the King. Because everything else flows from Him.
Our bible is more than just a book of rules.
It’s a manual—full of examples—showing how our Father, the King, Yahweh Elohim, desires His people, His adopted family—to live.
For many of us the concept of a King and a Kingdom is foreign.
Personally, most of what I knew about kingdoms came from Disney… or movies like Coming to America—“whatever food you like”… lol.
But even in those examples, there are consistent elements:
a king,
a people,
a culture,
and a way of life shaped by the king’s rule.
There’s a scene in Coming to America where Akeem becomes frustrated with Imani.
She’s been trained her entire life to serve him. Every answer, every response is the same—“whatever you like.”
There’s no real engagement.
No thought.
No presence.
Just learned behavior from a woman who is stunningly beautiful and dressed to impress (performative) in the presence of a prince soon to become King.
And it made me pause.
Because in God’s Kingdom, He is not becoming King—He is King.
“The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.”
— NKJV Book of Psalms 103:19
His rulership is not voted on.
It is established.
And according to the Book of Isaiah 33:22 NKJV:
“For the Lord is our Judge,
the Lord is our Lawgiver,
the Lord is our King;
He will save us.”
He is the one who evaluates.
He sets the standard.
He establishes what is right.
He is everything.
And this is where it can feel uncomfortable.
Because when we hear:
Judge.
Lawgiver.
King.
It can sound so final…even tyrannical.
Based on what we’ve seen in the world, it can feel like control. Like restriction.
I can recall a time when I felt like there’s no way to please Him…so I may as well do what I want.
Sigh.
Even thinking back on that mindset—it unsettles me.
I had resolved within myself to live separate from God because I thought His expectations were unachievable.
I lacked understanding.
God is actually the opposite.
He is not looking for empty responses—
not “whatever You like” without understanding.
He’s not forming a people who are trained to respond.
He’s forming a people who know Him,
who understand His ways,
and who choose alignment with His rule.
Psalms 145:8–9 NKJV says:
“The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
slow to anger and great in mercy.
The Lord is good to all,
and His tender mercies are over all His works.”
God is not harsh.
I have to be honest about that, because for a long time, I didn’t fully understand His nature.
I was about 30 years old when I began to receive His redeeming love in a real way.
Not when He gave it—
because it was always there—
but when I finally understood it.
And even now, I’m still learning.
Still uncovering truths about the King.
By culture’s standards, I’m what you would call a “church baby.” I’ve been in church my entire life.
But some revelations… they don’t come with time.
They come when something finally shifts.
And when they do, they don’t tap you lightly—they hit.
Let me pause here and say this clearly:
God, our Heavenly Father, is not a reflection of our earthly fathers.
Especially for those of us whose fathers are still learning, still growing…or never knew Him at all.
He stands in a category of His own.
He is loving.
He is kind.
He is merciful.
He is full of grace.
He forgives.
He is patient.
And I know that—not just because I’ve read it,
but because I’ve experienced it.
I’m still learning Him.
And what I’m finding is this:
The more I understand the King,
the less He resembles what I thought He was.
Before moving into part 2, The Law, sit with this:
“The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.”
— Book of Psalms 103:19“For the Lord is our Judge,
the Lord is our Lawgiver,
the Lord is our King;
He will save us.”
— Book of Isaiah 33:22“The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
slow to anger and great in mercy.
The Lord is good to all,
and His tender mercies are over all His works.”
— Book of Psalms 145:8–9
Sit with who He is—
not just what you’ve been told.
Part 2: The Law … coming soon.
Stay close 🤍☕️
…the less He resembles who I thought He was.
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. -Revelation 19:16
