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If a King does not make you tremble with fear, can he still be called a King?

When we speak of a "King," our minds naturally conjure the cold glint of armor, the thunder of hooves, and the breathless, untouchable grandeur of a royal procession. Kingship implies authority and distance; it carries a weight of intimidation. Under such a reign, we are subjects who must serve in trembling fear.

But what if this King truly comes to stand before you?

The King described in Zechariah 9:9 appears in a manner that is almost "lowly." He does not ride a warhorse—the symbol of conquest and slaughter—but a young donkey, a mere colt. This is more than humility; it is a total disarmament. He proactively dismantles the distance that authority usually demands.

He did not come to be served, but to draw near. In the mire of sin, He personally touches souls that have no power to save themselves. He comes with the intent of peace, healing, and connection. This humility itself becomes a calling:

"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

Yet, when we look back at the world, we are far more familiar with a different face of power.

The logic of human authority is often to sacrifice the weak to consolidate the throne. As Zechariah 11:5 says: "Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them."

We are no strangers to the "flock marked for slaughter"—those who are priced by the world, rejected, or used as mere tools. But the authority of this King exists to set things right. He did not come to display His might, but to shoulder our burdens. He did not come to maintain distance, but to heal, save, and personally shepherd. He did not remain in the high heavens observing human despair from afar; He entered into it—He even became the Lamb led to the slaughter.

It is precisely in this voluntary lowliness that the shackles of death are shattered.

Therefore, He is not just a King; He is the Good Shepherd who hears the bleating of the flock. Such a King—one who is simultaneously the Sovereign, the Lamb, and the Shepherd—is Jesus Christ.

In His first coming, He reached us through this mercy, allowing us to find salvation and heavenly hope within Him.

Zechariah 9:10 reminds us that this King will come again. He will take away the chariots and the battle bows; He will proclaim peace to the nations, restoring all things to the order God intended. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

But before that day arrives, this King has already stepped in front of you.

He does not demand your trembling; He invites your nearness.