Claim Your Crown By Tarah-Lynn Saint-ElienSample

DAY 2

The Gift of Belonging

Psalm 8:5 (crowned with glory and honor); 1 Peter 2:9 (God’s chosen treasure); Ephesians 1:4–6

I recently came across an article relating a new discovery about Disney princesses. Someone noticed that Cinderella, Tiana, and Belle—the ones married into royalty—wore opera gloves. Those born royal, however, didn’t. Think Snow White, Aurora, and Ariel. They are elegantly adorned by their bare hands. Okay. Now, bear with me; I’m putting on my English-minor cap for this one. It seems that the princesses who wore gloves represent an untouchable aristocracy and society’s view of their unworthiness to be accepted as they are. 

Here’s my message to you: the world may be reluctant to see your crown, but God is ever so accepting of you. You, queen, are automatically deemed royalty as a child of God. You were born with royal blood. You are crowned with glory and honor; you have dominion over all. What you are called by Him doesn’t depend on the names others bestow upon you. You don’t have to marry into a royal family to be royal. You don’t have to worry about how you are perceived in the public eye. People will try to disqualify you, but there has always been a crown with your name on it. There is no official title needed other than “child of the Creator of the universe.” Your right to the throne isn’t just happenstance. You are “God’s chosen treasure—priests who are kings, a spiritual ‘nation’ set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience His marvelous light, and now He claims you as His very own. He did this so that you would broadcast His glorious wonders throughout the world.” 

You are His very own. How can we wrap our minds around the fact that our Father is our King? It’s hard to grasp, but it is a reality. Our royal reality. Now, own it.

Do you feel you belong in the royal family of God? If not, who or what caused you to feel you don’t?