PRINCESS REBECCA [Part 1] Years ago, when we lived on the East Coast, my daughter Rebecca inspired what I think would be an excellent children's book. Like all little girls, she had been reading and watching stories involving knights, princesses, kingdoms, realms, quests, enchanted forests, and all other aspects of mythical, chivalrous lands. She was deeply enamored with the idea of somehow, one day, becoming the princess to a handsome, honorable prince who arrives unexpectedly and ends up being devoted to her only—she’s probably still looking for that. Hearing her passion, God worked on my heart to steer her thinking back toward Him and His Word. How would the Bible best be explained to a little girl enthralled with the idea that Prince Charming would come sweep her up and carry her off to his beautiful castle, where they would marry and live out the rest of their lives in luxury and happiness. Unfortunately for Rebecca, she also lived with a common disappointment that most fairytale-consuming young girls come to realize:; Her parents do not have royal blood, so she is disqualified from nobility. But then, one day, God had to finally smack my head with a thought that should have come to me sooner: Wait a second, that fairytale is the true story of Scripture. We are nobles! At the moment we trust in Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself on the cross, we Christians become born-again and are instantly princes and princesses! As a family of Christians, that means Rebecca’s mother and I have royal blood, and our daughter also received her princess title at the moment she accepted Jesus—the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Christ comes from the most lofty, powerful, borderless kingdom above all kingdoms. In fact, He created and owns everything! Even though God could have scrapped His human project, having no need of us rebellious children who often grieve Him, God decided to send His only Son—the Prince who volunteered—to perform the princely act of sacrificing His earthly life.