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Recognizing "Jesus is King" is a great step for anyone striving to obey God. What else does the Bible say about following Christ?

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[Steve Myers] Kanye West has a new album out. In fact, it rocketed to Billboard number one almost immediately. Of course, Kanye West probably being one of the biggest rap hip hop stars in the universe, you might say. I mean, this man has amazing influence that goes beyond the music world. You know, the title of his new album? It's called "Jesus is King," and when I heard about that, I had mixed feelings. In one way, this is phenomenal. This is absolutely amazing. It's encouraging to see someone that's in the public, especially in the music world, to identify with the fact that Jesus is King, and that's something that should be recognized.

In fact, it has had quite an impact across the countries, had rallies, different meetings, and the Word of God, in one sense, has gone out. That is such a powerful thing. I recognize that, and I would love to see even more from Kanye West. In fact, when you think about that, I hope it doesn't stop there, because we can recognize that Jesus is King. But when we really see what the Bible has in mind, it goes beyond just the recognition of Christ as King, that there has to be more, more than just the recognition. There really has to be a changed life in a changed perspective that goes along with that recognition.

I'm reminded of a passage that we find over in the book of 1 John, 1 John 2, this whole section of scripture talks about what goes beyond just the mere recognition that Jesus is King. So when we look at 1 John 2:3 says this, "When we recognize Jesus as King," it says, "Now by this, we know that we know Him if we keep His commandments." So there has to be a change in our behavior, in what we do, and the way we look at the world. In fact, a little later in verse six, it says, "He who abides in Him, ought himself also to walk just as He walked."

So our goal if we proclaim Jesus as King in our life, we have to walk as Jesus walked, and that's a past tense statement. Looking back to the way Jesus lived his life. How did He talk? How did He walk? How did He live? How did He worship? When did He worship? You see, all of those questions come to mind.

So if we declare Jesus as King in our life, we have to recognize that and live our life and worship God in spirit and truth as we proclaim Jesus is King. So let's be sure that's exactly what we're doing when we say those words.

That's BT Daily. We'll see you next time.