The Queen with No Power
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★THE QUEEN of England is a prestigious figure. She looms larger than life. She even has her own palace. There’s only one problem. She has no power. She looks good. She looks like one of the most powerful women in the world, but she can’t vote and she can’t veto. Her position in her country is one of courtesy. What England does to the queen, we do to the King. We give Him verbal recognition. We encase Him in beautiful palaces called churches. We’ve got people coming to pay homage to Him, but when it comes to decision making, veto power, and voting, we don’t need Him. We acknowledge His position without giving Him the credit for power that accompanies it.
The point
The English queen has prestige but no real power; believers similarly honor God verbally but often deny Him authority over their decisions.