Our Royal Ancestry

If we go back far enough in our search for ancestors, we shouldn’t be surprised if we find a royal or two. But better yet, when we read the Scriptures, we discover the truth that we are all royalty and all of us have a royal vocation.

If you’ve done one of those DNA tests like Ancestry or 23andMe, you know that the process involves spitting into a cup and sending that, along with anywhere from $50 to $100, to a lab. Then, after a few weeks, you get a full-color profile telling you who’s been swimming in your gene pool. It used to be that when you closely resembled someone in your family, old timers would say that you were a “spitting image” of them. Who knew that one day we’d use actual spit to find out how?

A lot of folks do these tests for genealogical reasons, wanting to tap deeper into their family roots. For others, however, it’s a bit of a curiosity. Perhaps they hope they are somehow distantly connected to someone famous or even to someone royal. It’s the premise of countless movies and fantasy fodder for daydreamers. Imagine, for example, discovering that you’re the long-lost heir to a royal family and fortune, and that a castle is waiting for you somewhere...