Bible
Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish
theologian, told a story about a certain kingdom wherein there was a handsome
prince, searching for a woman worthy enough to be his wife and to become queen
of the land. One day while running an
errand for his father he passed through a poor village. As he glanced out the window of his carriage
his eyes fell on a beautiful peasant maiden.
During ensuing days, he often passed by the young lady and soon fell in
love with her by sight. But he had a
problem. How could he seek her hand?
He could command her to marry
him, but the prince wanted someone who would marry him out of love, not
coercion. He could show up at her door
in his splendid uniform in a gold carriage drawn by six horses, attendants in
tow, and bearing a chest of jewels and gold coins. But then how would he know if she really
loved him or if she was just overawed and overwhelmed with his splendor? Finally he came up with another solution.
He stripped off his royal robes,
put on common dress, moved into the village, and got to know her without
revealing his identity. As he lived among
the people, the prince and the maiden became friends, shared each other’s
interests, and talked about their concerns.
By and by, the young lady grew to love him for who he was and because he
had first loved her.
This is exactly the Gospel. The Prince of Peace Himself, Jesus Christ,
laid aside the robes of His glory, garbed Himself as a peasant, became a human
being, and moved into our village, onto our planet, to woo us to Himself. Both the One Who makes us holy and those who
are being made holy are of the same family.
So Jesus is not ashamed to call us brothers.
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