Yesterday we talked about how Jesus is King. Today we remember that the King once lived like a carpenter.

Jesus has always been King. But when He came to live among us, He chose not to appear as royalty or power. He came quietly, born into a poor family, working an ordinary job in an ordinary town.

In Mark 6:3, the people of Nazareth said, “Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son?” They could not see who He really was because He looked too normal. The Creator of the universe was building furniture in a small shop.

That is what makes His story so powerful. It reads like the beginning of an underdog movie. The main character starts small, unnoticed, and underestimated until the moment He steps into His true purpose.

Every great story — every hero’s journey or act of sacrifice — borrows something from the story of Jesus. The pattern is the same. The hero is humble, misunderstood, rejected, and then rises to save others. Jesus lived that story first. But unlike the stories we create, His was not fiction.

In Philippians 2:7–8, it says that Jesus “made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant… he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.” He did not stop being King when He became human. He revealed what real kingship looks like.

Jesus’ years as a carpenter prepared Him for His mission. Before He carried the cross, He carried wood in His hands. Before He saved the world, He learned what it meant to serve it.

Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.” Jesus modeled that from the beginning. He showed us that no work is meaningless when done for God.

So when life feels small or hidden, remember this. The King of Kings once worked quietly too. His story reminds us that greatness starts in humility and that God can use the ordinary to prepare you for something eternal.

Jesus is not only the King of Kings. He is the Carpenter King, the greatest hero the world has ever known.

When you’re not sure how to pray, A.C.T.S. gives you a simple path to follow: Adore, Confess, Thank, and Ask.

Adoration: Jesus, You are a Carpenter and a King - humble, strong, and worthy of all praise.

Confession: Forgive me forgetting that “ordinary” work isn’t “ordinary” when it’s glorifying you.

Thanksgiving: Thank you for leading by example and showing that greatness starts with humility.

Supplication: Help me work with Your heart and serve with Your hands.

In Jesus name, Amen

“Jesus Was A Carpenter” by Johnny Cash

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