Daughters of the King!

In Honor of Valentine's Day today, see how our God is a God of Romance!


My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my psalm to a King. My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer. You are fairer than the children of men; graciousness is poured upon Your lips; therefore God has blessed You forever.

Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O mighty One, in Your glory and Your majesty!  And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness  and let Your right hand guide You to tremendous things. Your arrows are sharp; the peoples fall under You; Your darts pierce the hearts of the King's enemies.  Psalm 40

I read  Psalm 40 the other day and my writer's brain kicked into motion. It's such a powerful, romantic image of our Lord Jesus with sword strapped to his thigh, riding on his mighty steed out to conquer his enemies!  But, then it got better!

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness, uprightness, and right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.   Your garments are all fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia; stringed instruments make You glad.

Here, Father God is speaking of His Son, Jesus and the Kingdom He will receive at the end of the age. God will pass the scepter to His Son and He will rule the earth for 1000 years! He is the Prince of Princes!  Close your eyes, can you see him riding upon his white horse, ruling from Jerusalem?

Hear, O daughter, consider, submit, and consent to my instruction: forget also your own people and your father's house^. So will the King desire your beauty; because He is your Lord, be submissive and reverence and honor Him.  The King's daughter in the inner part of the palace is all glorious; her clothing is inlaid with gold.  She shall be brought to the King in raiment of needlework; with the virgins, her companions that follow her, she shall be brought to You. With gladness and rejoicing will they be brought; they will enter into the King's palace.

That's you!!  The daughter of the King. Dressed in a beautiful gown, inlaid with gold! You'll be brought into the palace with great gladness and rejoicing. For He loves you more than you know.

And in case the men are feeling left out: 

Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons, whom You will make princes in all the land.

Princesses and Princes. That's our destiny! If you're like me, you've always dreamed of days of old where Kings and Princes ruled, and honorable Knights did their King's bidding. In that world, you were a princess in the palace, adored by your father the King, sought after by the princes in the land.  Why do you think God put these dreams within us? These dreams of royalty and beauty, romance, and adventures?
I think it's because that's where we are heading. That's the real world. Our inheritance. This life we are living now is nothing but a shadow. The real world is to come. And it will be everything you've ever dreamed of!

So, whatever you're going through, I hope this Psalm encourages you today. Remember, you're a princess! You are a daughter of the King and greatly beloved!