Your Identity is your Defense

||Rhema for the Week||

Memory Verse: Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God ?”- 1 Samuel 17: 26b

Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for forty days, and their daily response was fear, terror, and war cries. Yet, when David arrived at the scene, he asked why Goliath dared to defy the armies of the living God. Notice that David didn’t ask why Goliath defied God directly but emphasized the identity of Israel as God’s army. This distinction is crucial.

Fear has a deceptive way of robbing you of your identity, which is meant to be your greatest defense. The Israelites were God’s representatives, yet their constant focus on Goliath made them lose sight of who they were. This is the struggle of many believers today. We are consumed by what we see and hear, forgetting that we are God’s ambassadors on earth.

God never sends His ambassadors without equipping them. He has given you the resources needed to represent Him well, stand firm, wage war, and exercise mastery over impossibilities. Shift your focus away from the fears and distractions that diminish your identity. Your authority, victory, and confidence lie in knowing who you are in Him. Stand firm, your identity is your defense!

Further Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:20a, Ephesians 6:10-18, Romans 831-39

Written by Grace Iyiola

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