GOD MADE YOU TO BE YOU AND NOT SOMEONE ELSE (Thursday, 12th March 2026)
Text for Today: 1 Thess. 2:1-12 “But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.” (vs. 4).
The day you lose your identity to that of someone else, you begin to lose the value of your real existence. God did not make you to be what somebody else wants you to be. God didn’t make you to be what your parents want you to be alone, what your boss or colleagues wants you to be, what your spouse wants you to be. God made you to be you. If you’re going to become all you can be, you have to refuse to be defined by others. Hebrews 11:24 says, “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter” (NIV).
Moses had an identity crisis. He was born a Hebrew slave but raised as Egyptian royalty, the grandson of Pharaoh. When he grew up, he faced two options: He could pretend to be Pharaoh’s grandson for the rest of his life and live a life of luxury and fame and power. Or he could admit who he really was: a Jew. If he admitted who he really was, his family would kick him out to live with slaves the rest of his life. He would be disgraced and humiliated and live a life of pain and drudgery. Which would you choose? Most people today are living lies. They’re trying to be people they’re not. But Moses refused to live a lie because he was a man of integrity. He insisted on being who God made him to be despite all kinds of peer pressure. Here’s my question for you: Who are you letting in determine your identity? The first resolution you need to make is this: “I’m going to do what God wants me to do, and I’m going to fulfill the plan that God has for my life, not somebody else’s plan for my life.”
You are a Champion!
Further Study: Ex. 2:11-24.
Covenant Prayers
- Father, grant me grace to do all things to your glory in Jesus’ name.
- I won’t incur your wrath by my ways of life in the name of Jesus.
- My life shall be a living epistle of Christ to everyone around me.
- Lord, let my worship be acceptable unto you in Jesus’ name
QUOTE: “SATISFY GOD WITH YOUR WORSHIP FOR YOUR OWN SATISFACTION.”
