This morning my daughter was watching the Disney TV show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In case you haven’t seen this show, I’ll briefly give a description. It is about two twin boys, Zack and Cody, who live in a hotel in Boston called The Tipton. It’s a very posh, upscale hotel in which their mom has gotten a job singing in the lounge of the hotel. In exchange for working there, she and the boys get to live in one of the rooms of the hotel. Needless to say, they are full of mischief and are constantly causing trouble, particularly for the maitre’d, Mr. Moseby…And, that’s pretty much it.

This morning’s episode was from when the boys and their mom first got to the hotel. Mr. Moseby confronts their mother with a bill of charges for all kinds of services the boys have been charging to their room ranging from room service to movies to even having their underwear drycleaned. Their mom said to them, “We may be living in a palace, but we are not royalty.”

For some reason, I was really struck by that statement, and it really stayed with me during the course of the day. As I thought more about it, I realized that my situation was just the opposite.

I do not live in a palace, but I AM royalty. Why? Because I am a daughter of the King. Psalm 24:10: “Who is He, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty–He is the King of glory.” And Ephesians 1:5 says, “he predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ in accordance with His pleasure and will–” The last two words of verse 4 preceding that verse are “in love.”

In love. I’m so glad He loves me! Aren’t you? I am not wealthy by the world’s standards, but I have so much more than can be measured by material possessions. I have the love of my Father, who sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross so that I would not have to. I have been adopted into His family through His Son, and I AM royalty!

Oh how I love Jesus!

Sing it with me!

Oh how I love Jesus,
Oh how I love Jesus,
Oh how I love Jesus,
Because He first loved me.

Amen and Amen!

Sweet Blessing My Friends,