Names of Jesus: King of kings

STP Devotional for the Week of 4/21/25

This week’s name of Jesus is “King of kings.” What does this mean to you? Notice that the first king is capitalized and the second is not. The second “kings” is referring to all rulers everywhere. The first claims kingship above all others. It indicates supremacy and unmatched authority. Nothing and no one are above it.

How amazing and wonderful it is to know that our Savior is above all things. This means that we can trust Him in all things. Why? Because all authority belongs to Jesus.

Jesus’s title, “King of kings,” appears several times in the Bible, but let’s focus on a couple. Timothy tells us:

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ

Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, to

keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of

our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will display at the proper time—he who is the

blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has

immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or

can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:13-16

Timothy shouts loud and clear that Jesus is the one all will follow. Remember our verses for this year:

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above

every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on

earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11

John uses several occasions in Revelation to tell us of the kingship of Jesus:

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord

of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.

Revelation 17:14

On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of

lords. Revelation 19:16

Giving Jesus rule over our lives is not meant to be a fearful thing, though. Jesus wants us to be in a relationship with Him. Remember the devotions about sheep and shepherds? Jesus wants to take care of us and lead us in paths of safety and rest. Without God giving Jesus dominion and sovereignty over everything, that relationship would not be as full and rich as it is. Remember that shepherds lead, protect, and will give their lives for their sheep. King of kings. Lord of lords. Worthy of our praise.