How God is Like Prince Harry
Quit Being Royal
January should have tipped us off to how weird of a year this would be. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced that they would be stepping down from being royalty.
They resigned their prestigious title of “royal highness” and are looking to leave England and live in Canada part-time.
Many people scratched their heads, wondering why anyone would want to give up the perks and financial rewards they would receive. Prince Harry is rightfully entitled by blood to all the benefits of being royalty. Most people would do almost anything to obtain such a prestigious title; some have killed for it.
Reportedly, there are things that the couple want to do that go beyond their duties to England. They are passionate about creating a “fair & equitable world, and the environment” and feel that the best way for them to do that is to give up their royal status.
By all rights and design, Jesus Christ was royalty. He gave up all privileges as the creator of the universe, the King of Kings, and became a lowly man.
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.
- Philippians 2:6-7 (NLT)
Christ not only came down here to experience life as we lived it, but He came to sacrifice Himself and reconcile us back to God.
When he appeared in human form,
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
- Philippians 2:7-8 (NLT)
Just like Prince Harry and his wife Meghan gave up their royal rights for things they believed in, so too did Jesus, the King of Kings, give up His royal rights to sacrifice Himself for us.
This is from my book God is Like 2020. If you want more Christian Observationals like these you can check it out on Amazon.
