FAITH CAPSULE: Get to know who you are before God.
Jeremiah 12
Identify or define who you are before God, who knows you.
Who are you before God?
Jesus, our Lord and Savior, sought to answer in His question from His disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” (Mark 8:27)
The question by Jesus was not to evaluate Himself, but a lesson for all to be aware of who they are.
On a serious note, who are you?
Are you a believer, or an acclaimed believer that does not live by the word of God?
Many claim to be a believer but have a mouth full of the word of God, with no heart for the word of God. Such is the character of wicked as Jeremiah 12:1-2 identifies, with a question of faith before God, stating, “Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their mind.”
Does the word speak of you?
Does your life before God contradict what the world calls you to be, by how you live life?
Are you a Bible that people can read, or an acclaimed Bible that is not readable to anyone?
The world is deceivable, but no one can deceive God.
Many get promotions with titles before the world, but with no promotion before God.
There are titles, but no task that counts before God.
Today, forget about your titles, live life for God, engaging in tasks that matter before God.
The individual should be able to answer the question as stated: “Who are you?”
Get to know who you are before God.
It is you before God that counts for you to the glory of God.
God cannot be deceived!
As the wickedness of the world is glaring to God, all should know not to live wicked before God.
Genesis 6:5 records the word of God, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
Who are you?
You are not everyone; before God, each will answer to who they are before God.
Without a doubt, the walk, the stand, and where one sits are pointers of who one is before God.
Who are you in all endeavors?
Psalm 1:1 records, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” (Psalm 1:1)
When the word of God declares blessing, it is established in heaven and on earth.
It is how one walks, sits, and stands that provokes the blessing of God.
Life is a journey.
Be conscious of who you surround yourself with, for it shall determine what you get out of life.
Prayer for today: Pray to not live outside of the word of God but by the way of God.