Recognize Him!

​The Associated Press ran a story in May of this year regarding Dutch King Willem-Alexander.  The article began by describing the difficulty and hard work related to running a country—or, at least, it seems like it is. So, it makes sense to see royals and world leaders out playing sports or taking up other hobbies to relax. 
But King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has a hobby that brings him particularly close to his people—while they're cruising at 30,000 feet.
The king is a qualified pilot who sometimes flies KLM [Royal Dutch Airlines] passenger airliners.  Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf recently reported that Willem-Alexander would fly two times a month, but will now retrain to fly Boeing 737s as the Fokker 70 planes he flew are being phased out of service.
The 50-year-old father of three and monarch to 17 million Dutch citizens calls flying a 'hobby' that lets him leave his royal duties on the ground and fully focus on something else.
When he gives announcements, he is not required to identify himself, as he co-pilots. He admits that he is rarely recognized by passengers.
Does the story of a king who ‘lowers’ himself to the status of a commoner and serves others sounds familiar? The example of Willem-Alexander might recall certain words about another king in history who made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant (Phil. 2:7). 
As we enter the Christmas/Advent season, may we not become so distracted that we fail to recognize and remember the King of kings, who entered this world in the form of a babe laid in a manger; Jesus our Savior and Lord.
 
Keep the faith,
 
Pastor Tony