Prodigal Daughters

Once upon a Time

May 24, 2010 at 6:03 pm (Uncategorized)

As little girls, we all love to hear a good fairy tale. We love to hear how a maid or a princess is rescued from a horrible situation and taken away by a handsome prince. And of course the ending is always “and they lived happily ever after.”.  If your life is anything like mine, it has been far from “happily ever after”. But (and that is a big word remember), I can correlate the first part of the fairy tale to mine. I can use it to describe my salvation.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor fair maiden, who was the daughter of an Innkeeper. Every day she worked hard to please her father and the travelers who visited the Inn. No matter how hard she worked, she still got yelled at to do more and do it better. Then on one of the rare times that she got to get away from the Inn and take a quiet walk all alone, He rode up to her side. He wore a Breastplate of Righteousness, a sword named truth, and a Helmet named salvation. He was strong, and rode a large beautiful white steed. When we dismounted, He removed his helmet, and knelt down on one knee. He stretched forth his open hand and said to her “Fair maiden, will you be my bride? My Father has sent me to search for you and to find you and to bring you back to his kingdom far,far away. I have searched for you  for many years. Please accept my invitation.”  Well the maid, in shock and dismay said to the prince,”My prince, how did the king know about me. I live nowhere near his kingdom and I am just a lowly maid who is the daughter of an Innkeeper?” The prince replied,” He knew about you before you were born. He had kept an eye on you and sent me for you at just the right time. He is a great and mighty King.”  So with hope in her heart for a better life and the thought of being a beautiful princess, she accepted. She took his hand and climbed up on the steed and with the Prince, rode away.

Now the story doesn’t always end right here with happily ever after. The road has been long, and the journey hard, and there are still many miles to go. There have been many battles for me, and the enemy has captured me several times, but my Prince has always came back to rescue me time and time again. I am glad He never gets tired of it. He has unwavering strength and fortitude.

Jesus is my Prince. He is my Prince of Peace when times get hard. He is my strength to lean on when I am weary. I am glad to say that I am now a Princess, and one day when the journey is over, I will rest in the glorious Kingdom God has called me to and then I can live Happily ever after.

Sandi