[The Glory Unveiled]
When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.” ( Judges 6:12 )
Nobody knows anybody as much as God, the creator knows them. Not even the persons themselves know better. Our true nature and reality is what God says it is. Usually, people may address us by our past or present circumstances but God addresses us by our future realities even before we get to it. So it happened that the weakest man in Israel (or he thought he was) met the surprise of his life when an Angel appeared to him one day only to call him what he thought we wasn’t and could never be. Gideon belonged to a physically disadvantaged or challenging environment. His clan and family had no history of greatness or power or might. Besides Gideon was a man of insecurity and low self esteem. Over the years, Gideon had created a mental pathway of who he saw himself to be and thought he was and would amount to. But here was an Angel calling him by something he didn’t dream he could ever be. Which is who he really was if he would believe the Angel’s report. We are not what we want or train to be. Our true identity is what God says we are. Joseph knew this at an early age. David knew it too. Even Jesus knew a long time before it was announced at His baptism. We are not who our environment and world define us to be. We are who God designed us to be. For instance, a pen top that is being used to remove ear wax does not suddenly become a cotton bud. What circumstances make you is not who you truly are. You’re better, smarter, faster, more beautiful and handsome than what external factors say. Look at yourself from the perspective of God’s word and reflection of you.
Prayer_Bead: Omnipotent God, Omniscient King, thank you for who you made me in Christ Jesus. Guide me to walk in that reality everyday of my life.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.