Our Old Testament reading is all about Israel wanting a King and the warning the Prophet Samuel gave to them about what it would mean! King's are not elected they are born into the job and what if you get a complete nutter? But then dictators can arise and get elected even though they are complete nutters, (Adolf Hitler). Every system has it's flaws. There are few absolute monarchies in the world today most monarchies are constitutional monarchies like the U.K. So what is the point of having a King?

It is government accountability, King Charles doesn't rule, but he reigns. He weilds a great deal of influence, the right to veto government bills that he feels strongly are not in the best interest of the people, the right to disband parliament if things get too out of hand, and he is Commander in Chief of the British Military. King George VI (England) & King Christian X (Denmark) showed in WWII that a King's leadership can be a unifying force for good.

Everybody will one day soon have to adjust to being ruled by an Absolute Monarch, but we won't have to worry about defective offspring, because this Monarch is immortal and doesn't make mistakes. He is King of Kings, and Kings are or should be aware they are already accountable to Him!

I saw an interview on Fox News with the exiled King of Iran Reza Pahlavi. Millions of Iranian's fighting for freedom from the Islamic Regime from all across Iran are calling for the return of their King (Shah). The last Shah was his father. Born and raised as the Crown Prince of Iran, he was a cadet in the Air Force, in 1978 he went to Texas, USA for pilot training with the USA Air Force. He was in the USA when the Islamic Revolution happened in 1979 and has been in exile from his country ever since. Intelligent and educated, a fighter pilot with a Bachelor degree in Political Science, he is now unifying the Iranian people to retake their country from the Islamic Regime - the people are following his instructions and in the interview, he made it very clear he is looking to lead Iran back to a Constitutional Monachy with a Democratic Government. Reza Pahlavi indicated that he will take charge to put things right, stabilize the country, fix the economy with expert assistance and once things are stable, hold Democratic elections as soon as possible. The reporter asked him if he would be standing for office in those elections? You have to forgive her, she is American and therefore obviously ignorant of how these things work....he didn't really answer her, it was a stupid question. He does not need to stand for office - he is the KING! He will Rule - until the country is stable, which he hopes won't take long, he will establish a democratically elected government as soon as possible. Then his job becomes REIGNING, being a symbolic head of state, upholding and protecting the constitution, being a check and balance that holds the government accountable. He has seen the power of the courageous Iranian people, after so many years under the regime and after fighting so hard for their freedom, they like Israel are asking for their King, but a Constitutional Monarchy and Democracy. So lets pray today for the brave anti-Islamic people of Iran, who include the fastest growing underground Christian church in the world and for HRH Reza Pahlavi.