Remember Who You Are!

How many of you remember this scene from The Lion King?

Now, I know it’s a bit hokey, and it certainly doesn’t jibe theologically, but follow me on this one:

I think that so many of us as Christ Followers find ourselves inept and defeated because we have allowed ourselves to live in situations that we were never intended to be in. We live in fear, doubt, unforgiveness, coarseness, and so on, when we were meant to live in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. We’ve given up our inheritance for the comfortable life of irresponsibility. We find ourselves bombarded with messages that tell us to live for ourselves when God wants us to live for Him.

So what are we to do? We need to remember who we are. We need to remember that we are heirs of the promise, we are heirs of the riches of God and co-heirs with Christ. We are overcomers who have been granted the armor of God to combat the evil that is in our world. We have been called to be all of this, and if we step out in faith, claiming these promises, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish.

So remember who you are, and don’t forsake reminding each other of who you are. As the old G.I. Joe slogan said, “Knowing is half the battle!”

Have a great day, and we’ll see you on Sunday!