“But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life.” – Job 24:22
Victoria Kamāmalu was the granddaughter of King Kamehameha I, founder of the united Hawaiian Kingdom. It was intended that Victoria would succeed her mother Kīnaʻu in the position of Kuhina Nui (premier), but her mother died while she was still an infant. Victoria’s aunt Kekāuluohi became a placeholder for her niece using the name Kaʻahumanu III, but she died when Victoria was seven.
At age 11, Princess Victoria Kamāmalu was appointed as Heiress Presumptive to the title of Kuhina Nui in 1850 and made Minister of the Interior. But that position was repealed five years later because of Victoria’s young age.
On 30 November 1864, Victoria became head of state when her brother Kamehameha IV's died at 9:15 a.m. For the next 5 hours and 45 minutes, she reined until her other brother Kamehameha V was declared the actual successor at 3 p.m. the same day.
Kamehameha V appointed her heiress-apparent and Crown Princess. But she never again was head of state. She died on 29 May 1866, at the age of 27 years old.
Christ alone is the eternal King. Today in prayer, praise the Lord that He alone is all-powerful and at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow.
“The greatest single distinguishing feature of the omnipotence of God is that our imagination gets lost thinking about it.” – Blaise Pascal
God’s Word: “The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.” – Psalm 97:1
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