I recently watched the new Aladdin movie, I ABSOLUTELY loved it. It filled my head all with the bible stories. The images of the city made me realise the context of when Bathsheba was bathing on the roof when King David saw her. It made me think of Queen Esther and how she and King Xerxes ruled over 129 provinces from India to Cush - which stretches from Ethiopia to the Arabic Peninsula.
So often girls are told not to “be a princess” someone who is spoilt, demanding, weak and overall pretty useless. But the actual definition of princess is not this modern idea of a lady who lunches while her servants do the work. The definition of a princess is “the daughter of a monarch” the daughter of a King. First and foremost you are a princess if your father is the King. In the British Monarchy you can only be a princess if you are the daughter of royalty, not just if you marry a prince - if you marry a prince you’re just called a Duchess. A princess knows who she is and she knows who her Dad is - the King. She has a different mindset.
During the latest Aladdin remake (spoiler alert) Princess Jasmine wants to be the Sultan - to be Queen and rule the land. The awesome twist in the remake is that she becomes Sultan before she marries Aladdin. She was strong, courageous and just. Before this happens though she is taken away to be killed, she has this awesome scene where she sings ‘Speechless’ - a powerful song about how she won’t be speechless even when the men are trying to silence her. She sings the words “don’t you underestimate me.” It’s a powerful scene. During it I couldn’t help but think of it as an image of when God’s children stand up to the devil and won’t be silenced as they help the poor, feed the hungry, cast out demons and heal the sick through the power of Jesus.
The definition of princess has been so twisted, something I truly think is the work of the devil. He has been trying to silence woman and reduce princesses to mere spoilt brats who sit around and get lunch. But to me the definition of a princess is the daughter of a King, who is brave and courageous. Someone who won’t go speechless. Someone who stands up for what she believes in, someone who is just. Someone who is a voice for the voiceless. A warrior for her kingdom.
We are called children of God, therefore you’re called to be a princess because your Dad is the King. When we accept Jesus’ invitation to follow him we get a new lineage. Our old bloodline of brokenness is replaced with HIS lineage. The lineage covered in His blood. We are born again into His family. Which means our ancestral line becomes that same line - filled with royal warriors who were brave and courageous. Noah, Joseph, David, Esther, Rahab, Mary, Paul and so many more. Men and women who changed history.
