
Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say.
Forget your people and your family far away.
11 For your royal husband delights in your beauty;
honor him, for he is your lord.
12 The princess of Tyre[c] will shower you with gifts.
The wealthy will beg your favor.
13 The bride, a princess, looks glorious
in her golden gown.
14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king,
accompanied by her bridesmaids.
15 What a joyful and enthusiastic procession
as they enter the king’s palace!
16 Your sons will become kings like their father.
You will make them rulers over many lands.
17 I will bring honor to your name in every generation.
Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and ever. Psalm 45: 10-17
What does it mean here to forget your family? How does one go about doing that?

The King becomes our foremost family–He’s Father, and Husband to the Bride of Christ. If we have good earthly families, we don’t forget them–we just keep Christ as our priority; if we don’t have great families, it’s a comfort that God has taken us out of their midst and given us a new and loving family. I am joyful to proclaim again my status as a Royal Daughter–not that I’d lost it exactly, was just trapped in the cellar…
This is a beautiful meditation on the Scripture R L . I hate those moments when our accuser makes us feel as if we have been removed from the throne to the dungeon.
In my book, it ranks as the worst of the worst, Pastor J. Makes me forget that JESUS has the Victory…until He crashes through the darkness like the Super Hero He is, was and always will be!
I love that our hero always comes to the rescue when we are captured by the enemy.