Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Fairy tales transport us to far away places. They often have a smart princess, brave knight or good king. Can you tell me about your favorite fairy tale? Who is the leader in that story, and why is that fairy tale your favorite?
I can think of many fairy tales with strong, wise kings who do good things for their people. They try to lead their subjects well and protect them from danger. In the real world, most humans don’t live in a kingdom, but we do live in countries that are led by people.
There are many differences between fairy-tale kings and real-life leaders, but you can be certain none of them is perfect. Even the ones we read about in fairy tales make bad choices and sin — just like the rest of us!
Do you know Who the only One is in all of creation Who is perfect and true?
You’re right. God alone is perfect in all of His ways. The Bible talks a lot about this and describes God as holy. Holy means pure, blameless and without sin. The Psalmist calls God our King and praises Him for His holiness in Psalm 99:1-5. Can you read this passage with me?
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"The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The Lord is great in Zion; He is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise Your great and awesome name! Holy is He! The King in His might loves justice. You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt the Lord our God; worship at His footstool! Holy is He!"
Wow! The psalmist describes a leader Who is perfect, great and awesome! This leader takes care of His people and rules them fairly. This leader is holy. This leader is God.
On our own, we are the opposite of holy because sin stains us. But God, full of love for His people, sent Jesus to die on the cross for us. When Jesus rose from the grave, He defeated the power sin and death held over us. We can be holy, blameless, pure and without sin in God’s eyes because of Jesus!
God is the only perfect leader and King, yesterday, today and forever. We don’t deserve His love, and we certainly don’t deserve Jesus’ sacrifice, but He gives us both all the same. Our response to this kindness is worship. We praise God because He is good, just, right and holy. We follow Him in obedience because He is our true King.