Jesus Christ has also received the sovereignty of the world, not merely by way of inheritance, but as having had it entrusted to Him by His Eternal Father, and placed in His hands with full authority to wield it. "The Father loveth the Son, and has given all things into His hand," are the words of our Lord Himself. "Thou hast set Him over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast subjected all things under His feet," are the words of the Psalmist referring to our Lord. I therefore am in the hands of Jesus Christ; how happy should I be to have so good a Master.

Our King is also King by conquest. He has fought and vanquished the foe who had gained possession of the King's territory, the Prince of this world, whom our King utterly routed by His Passion and by Death. He has trampled him under His feet, and the regions he had usurped have become the kingdoms of our Lord. Henceforth we have no reason to fear the usurper and all his supporters. We have only to meet them boldly in the Name of our King, and they will fly in terror.

Our King also holds His Kingdom by this very excellence as one whose nature gives Him a right to rule. His place among the sons of men is naturally that of their King; He is of necessity supreme over them, "inasmuch as He has inherited a more excellent name than they." He rises above all mankind not merely as a giant among pigmies, but as a mountain among the grains of sand which make up the dust of the plains. Admire the natural dignity and majesty of Christ our King.