Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 34-36; John 19:1-21
“The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God” – John 19:7 (KJV).
Knowing who you are is key to leaving a life that is pleasing unto God. It takes spiritual understanding to know who you truly are. Eve was deceived by the serpent because she did not know she was. The devil told her she will be like God. But Eve was already created in the image and likeness of God and had authority over all creations! Not knowing her real self caused her to sin.
Jesus knew who He was and where He came from. He boldly declared it and manifested it everywhere. This caused the Pharisees to, among other reasons, gang up against Him, and eventually crucify Him. He set us a pattern to follow; to boldly declare who we are. God created every living creature after its kind (Genesis 1:24-25). We are created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis1:26-27). Like begets like; a lion begets a cub which later turns into a lion, so also, God created Adam as a a god over His creations on earth.
Spiritual understanding is a miracle. One worth praying for, like Paul did, “that the eyes of our understanding be enlightened..” – Ephesians 1:18 (KJV). If you do not know who you are the world will choose an identity for you, and of course, it will be something less than you are in God. The earlier we know who we are and proclaim it to the world, the better for us, and will bring God glory as no father will like the true identity of his child to be distorted.
Prayer: Father, open my eyes of understanding to know fully well who I am in Christ and to continually declare it.
Bro. Onyemaechi Aghanenu