The King Is In The Field.mp3

Once a year in the month of Elul, the king would come into the field. He would leave his palace and go out among his people. He would set up his royal tent in the field near a town and all who wanted to see him were welcome. The announcement was made:" The King is In the Field". They were all welcome to come just as they were… no dress code, no protocol, no intimidation. The king receives them all with a smiling face and a radiant countenance, desiring to hear their concerns. The weary, dusty hard working peasant behind his plough has access to the king in a manner unavailable to the highest ranking minister in the royal court when the king is in the palace. Let’s look at a couple of Biblical examples of kings in the field. 2 Chronicles 19 is about king Jehoshaphat going into the field. Verse 4 says “So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.” The king went into the field to turn the people’s hearts back to the Lord — restoration of their relationship with their Creator and LORD. Another king who went out into the field is Melchizadek in Genesis 14. Melchizadek gave Abram bread and wine and blessed him saying: “Blessed is Abram by God and Blessed is God who delivered your enemies into your hand.” When Abram was weary from battle, king Melchizadek came into the field to strengthen and refresh him. He blessed Abram. Of course, the greatest King who left His throne to come into the field was The LORD Jesus Christ, Yeshuah Himself . He lived in our field of life in this world in a tent of mortal flesh. He was God made flesh, made accessible, smiling and radiant. He came to manifest God’s goodness, love and righteousness… to heal and deliver ALL who would come to Him. He came to draw us into a restoration of relationship with the Father. That’s what it looks like when the king is in the field. He is the King of kings. (Revelation 19:16) Revelation 1:6 says He made us kings and priests. We are in the field of the world. What should that look like? We should be walking among the people, receiving them with a smiling face, listening to their concerns and like Jehoshopat reconciling them back to God by manifesting His righteousness and love towards them….. Philippians 2:5-11 says we are to have the same mind of Messiah, Who laid aside His majesty and took the form of a servant being obedient to the will of The Father and in His death and resurrection has opened the way of restoration with The Father, if we will come to The King. We His children are also now His ambassadors out in the harvest field of people. "So we are Christ’s ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ’s personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God." 2 Cor 5:20 Selah Shalom shalom