“Elena wins the prize for quote-of-the-day,” her teacher, Miss Allison, quietly told my husband as he picked up our three-year old granddaughter from preschool.
Miss Allison continued with a twinkle in her eye. “She informed everyone today that she’s Princess of the Preschool.”
(Not Elena, but she would love this princess-style dress!)
In reality, Elena knows little about being a princess. She hasn’t seen any of the Disney fairy tale films and she owns no ball gowns. Even so, Elena has somehow decided that princess status is something to be desired.
Chances are, however, Prince Charming will not ride up her street on his white steed and whisk her away to a castle of fabulous riches.
What Elena doesn’t fully realize yet is this: her Heavenly Father does offer her a glorious life of royalty, because He is the King of all the earth (Psalm 47:7) and those of us who receive his Son Jesus into our lives become his children (John 1:12).
As Elena continues to learn about him, she’ll discover marvelous truths about the royal standing God’s children enjoy. See if your heart doesn’t begin to beat a bit faster as you consider the following:
- We each have great value in the kingdom of God (Luke 15:3-7).
Think about a museum of artifacts that once belonged to a famous person. Ordinary objects like a worn tailcoat, a battered desk, and yellowed correspondence take on great worth because of who owned them.
We belong to the most illustrious Being of the universe. Each of us might be as ordinary and common as a library chair, yet we are extremely valuable because we belong to God.
- God provides fitting apparel in keeping with our royal status.
The figurative robes of our spirits (our insufficient efforts at good deeds) are nothing more than filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6), given our foibles and misconduct. But God provides us with the pure white robe of Christ’s righteousness to replace those rags (61:10).
That robe of righteousness includes sleeves of compassion and kindness, a yoke of humility, and long, flowing folds of gentleness and patience (Colossians 3:12). For my own puny stature, that robe is much too big; I can’t live out such goodness on my own. It’s only as I allow Jesus to work in me and through me that I begin to grow into his robe. It’s a process that will take a lifetime and beyond (Philippians 1:6).
Another piece of apparel is a necessity for every royal personage: a crown. And God has not omitted this adornment. Just what might a crown represent? Wise King Solomon made this observation: “Blessings crown the head of the righteous” (Proverbs 10:6).
I can say amen to that. God has frequently adorned my life with gifts far exceeding what I need—not because I’ve earned them but because of his loving nature.
You too?
- We have access to the throne room of the King.
Any time of day or night, we can enter into God’s presence, knowing we’ll receive his immediate welcome. Because he exists independent of time and space, our Father King can turn his full, individual attention to each of us, even if we all approached him at once.
And we do need his attention. We are not perfectly wise and capable and strong like he is. Instead, we tend to be selfish and proud. We mess up. In addition, life is full of challenges—challenges we don’t know how to handle.
But at God’s throne of grace—where he dispenses his favor on us who do not deserve it–we receive his help in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
In fact, there is no one like God the King.
“He rides across the heavens to help you, across the skies in majestic splendor” (Deuteronomy 33:26 NLT).
Isn’t that a glorious image?
And look–he’s even riding a white horse (Revelation 19:11)!
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access to the throne room – That was the phrase that lingered with me. What an honor it is to be a child of God and to have a sister in Christ like you.
Agreed, dear friend! 🙂
I thoroughly loved this latest post, Nancy. So beautifully written and appreciated. As I explore my roots I came across the fact that one of my Mom’s ancestors was a lady-in-waiting to a queen in England. That was exciting, but PALES in comparison to the royal lineage we have through our Lord. Now and forever!
Thank you, Cheri. What fun to imagine one of your ancestors gliding down the halls of Buckingham Palace! I wonder what the halls of heaven will look like?!