The Most Amazing Story Ever Told

The above title may give you some questions. You may be thinking, "Hannah, it may be good, but your story can't be the most amazing story ever told." And you're right. My story isn't the most amazing story ever told. It's God's story that claims that title.

And so this afternoon, I will try to capture, in the best way that I can, the most amazing story ever told. And the thing that makes this story so wonderful, is that it is true! This really happened! Here is goes.

There once lived a little girl who lived in the Kingdom of Darkness. Why did she live there? She lived there because her family was a criminal family. Once, a long time ago, her family lived in the Kingdom of Light, where peace and glory reside, but they had disobeyed the King; they had tried to overthrow Him so that they could become kings themselves. And so they were banished to the Kingdom of Darkness.

This girl grew up in the Kingdom of Darkness, where the streets were filled with filth and muck. The kingdom was ruled by an evil Tyrant, who oppressed the people day and night.  Sin filled the kingdom, because it knew no other way. People lied, pretended, worried, bragged, stole, and even killed.

This girl had heard stories about the Kingdom of Light, and she wished and wished that she could go there. It sounded so nice compared to the despair that filled her world. But how could she get there? There was no road connecting the two kingdoms. And even if there was, she was far too dirty to walk the pure streets of the Kingdom of Light. She was a criminal. How could she ever live in the Kingdom of Light?

Her story would have ended there if the King of the Kingdom of Light hadn't stepped in. His heart broke for the girl trapped in the Kingdom of Darknes. But what would he do? He knew that the Tyrant over the Kingdom of Darkness wouldn't easily give over the girl. He also knew that in order to let her come into His kingdom, a road would have to be built, and He would have to wash her of her filth.

So He sent His Son.

The Prince of the Kingdom of Light build a road connecting the kingdoms. He stepped into the Kingdom of Darkness and walked among the people, telling them of the Good News that that they could enter into the Kingdom of Light. Even though He walked the grimy streets, His feet never got dirty. He never sinned.

The girl followed the Prince around everywhere, hanging on to His every word. He let her stay with Him, and told her much about the Kingdom of Light. She could hardly believe His words were true! But how would the Tyrant let her go? And she was still covered in dirt.

The Prince knew of the cost that must be paid in order to rescue the girl from the Kingdom of Darkness. He knew what the Tyrant would demand. The Tyrant would command death.

And so, the Prince offered Himself as a sacrifice for the girl. He died to save a criminal, a girl that had sinned against Him. The Tyrant drug the Prince through the streets, rejoicing in His death. The girl didn't know what to do. Her only hope had been crushed, beaten, and killed. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and she was filled with despair.

But the Prince didn't stay dead.

Three days later there was a bright light coming from the very edge of the Kingdom of Darkness. The girl followed this light and before her eyes stood the Prince! He was alive! The girl ran towards Him with tears of joy, and He opened His arms to embrace her. He hugged her and cried with her.

"You are mine now," He whispered in her ear. "I will never let you go."

"But what about my filth?" she asked. She looked at herself and gave a scream of joy. She was clean! The Prince had made her clean!

"You are free from accusation and without blemish," the Prince said. "Now how about you come with me into my kingdom?"

She took His hand and she waked into the most beautiful place that she had ever seen! It was pure and loving and peaceful and righteous. He held her hand and guided her to the most splendid castle that she had ever seen.

"Where are we going?" she asked Him.

"We are going to meet your Father," the Prince said. The girl's stomach fluttered as she wondered what her new father would be like. She walked with the Prince into a large room with a throne standing in the middle. In that throne sat the King.

"Come here, my daughter," the King said.

"I don't understand," the girl said, "I am supposed to be meeting my new father." The King just smiled.

"I am your new father," He said. The girl could hardly believe her ears! Just a few hours ago she was criminal in the Kingdom of Darkness. Now she was a princess in the Kingdom of Light! Nothing nothing could ever describe the joy that she felt inside. She finally felt alive and loved and cared for.

"Thank you," she told the Prince. He just smiled.

"How can I repay you?" she asked.

"Just follow me," the Prince said. And so the girl did follow Him. Together they had many adventures and led many other people into the Kingdom of Light. It wasn't always easy, and there were many struggles, but the Prince never left her side, and the King always loved her. And so, the girl, who was once a criminal, but was now a princess, lived forever in the presence of her King.

And this story has no end.

"And giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgivness of sins."
Colossians 1:12-14

That my friends, is the Most Amazing Story Ever Told, because it is God's story to us! It is real!

Therefore, I write this as, not just Hannah, homeschooled ballerina, but as Hannah, daughter of the King!

Live in His story today, 

Princess Hannah