Why we are going - Part 2 (read pt. 1 first) - finale coming soon...

A few days had passed when suddenly there was horrible screaming and panic in the city. The enemy had returned. He was doing exactly as the young man had predicted. Men, women and children had no chance. The enemy was taking no prisoners. The young man told the King, “We have to run right now or else we will be killed.” The King did something that the young man could not believe. He got up and walked right out into the street. He was out in the wide open. The young man just knew that this was the end for his Friend. The enemy turned the corner and headed down the street the King was standing in. When He approached the King, he knew exactly who He was. The enemy said, “What are you doing here? You know that this is my dominion and you are not allowed to be here.” This puzzled the young man. He thought that his Friend the King would be immediately killed. The enemy said, “Your Kingdom is far away. You have no right to come and intrude on my city.” The young man could hardly believe what he had heard. He turned to the King and said, “You have a Kingdom? You are a King?” The enemy interrupted and said, “Yes, He has his own Kingdom. I was once part of that Kingdom, but the King would not allow me to have any control. There was a great fight over the control of the Kingdom and I was forced to leave. I have come to this place to set up my kingdom and now this King thinks He can come here and take over. Well, He is sadly mistaken.” The King said to the enemy, “I AM the only one who can bring freedom to this city and to my young friend and I will do whatever is necessary for that to happen.” The enemy told the King, “Meet me on the hill, just outside of the city and we will fight it out to the finish.” The King replied, “I will see you there tomorrow.” The young man could hardly believe what he was hearing. First his Friend was no ordinary man, but a King and this King was going to stand up against the horrible enemy. He thought to himself, “What kind of person is willing to take such a risk for a group of people that is not His immediate family? Why would a King even think about leaving His own Kingdom to come and make war against an enemy that He has already defeated once?” The young man had never known his own father. He was actually orphaned as a boy and he learned how to survive on his own. He had never seen or known this kind of love in his entire life. It had to be too good to be true. The stage had been set for the final showdown.
The next day came and the King made his way to the hill. The young man walked with Him. As they approached, they could see the enemy standing there waiting on the King to arrive. Almost everyone in the city was there to watch this epic battle. As the King made His way up the hill He began to notice the legion of the enemy’s followers beginning to surround the people of the city. The people began to run in every direction to find anywhere to hide. When the King reached the top of the hill the enemy never said a word, he immediately began to attack the King. The King was not taken by surprise, because this is exactly the way the enemy did battle the first time the King defeated him. The King drew His sword and began to fight. When the legion saw the battle on the hill they immediately ran to the hill to attack the King. The young man could not do anything. He was caught in the middle of the fighting. He could hardly believe what He was seeing. The King was killing one enemy after another. Every time one would attack He would turn and catch them with the sword. The battle went on for hours until there was only the enemy and the King left on the hill. Meanwhile, the young man was in shock from all of the fighting that had been going on all around him. The enemy realized that all of his followers had been eliminated by the King. The only thing the enemy thought he could do to truly hurt the King would be to kill the young man. Instantly, the enemy ran straight at the young man with his spear held high in the air ready to run it through the young man when suddenly the King stepped in and stood over the young man. When the enemy jumped to plunge the spear in the young man the King absorbed the blow and simultaneously drove His sword right through the heart of the enemy rendering him dead. The young man could feel the blood of the King pour over him. The King had been willing to do the unthinkable. The blood of the King gave the young man life. The young man held the King’s head in his arms and asked, “How could you do such a thing? Why would you be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for me? I am not your son. I am not a member of your family.” The King said, “I know you are not my relative by birth, but I want to extend an invitation to you. I want to extend to you the right to become my son. Will you take on my royal name?” The young man was astonished. The King wanted him to be His son. The King had made the ultimate sacrifice for the young man. Why would he not want to be the son of the One who gave all for him? It was all the young man could do to choke out the word “yes” through his tears. The King was growing weak. He began to speak in a low whisper and said, “My son, there are other cities like yours that are have come under attack by enemies much like the one defeated today. The followers of this enemy are many. Will you go and stand in defense of the ones that are helpless and have no hope? My promise to you is that I will never leave you or forsake you. My Spirit will always be with you. I will be your source of courage, hope and strength. I am asking you to leave the familiar for the unfamiliar just as I have done for you. I will not force you to go and even if you don’t go you will still be my son. The choice is yours.” The young man thought about the question. It would be a fearful thing to leave the familiar for the unfamiliar. But knowing that the Spirit of the King would remain with him, he knew he had nothing to fear. There was only one correct response to the request of the King – “YES”.