What Defines You?
By Pastor Aggrey Soyekwo
Luke 12:15 “Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
The world and nature categorizes people according to age, sex, race, skin colour, ethnicity, social, economic, intellectual statuses, religious inclination, and so on. These attributes are used to define who we are and form the basis of treatment. The less privileged recieve less attention than those considered superior. Some have believed they are less important than others and vice versa and behave so.
Some of the inequalities and conflicts and their attendant consequences in society are a result of these beliefs. This is why people struggle, compete and fight to acquire things and positions because they belief they define who they are. Such attitudes drive men into all kinds of greed as Jesus warned in the scipture above.
Be that as it may, our Creator God has a far superior and common definition of us. We are His beloved people, created in His image for His good purposes. A good identity is an inherent human need, and we can only find it in the God Who made us. Anything or anyone else cannot give us our true identity. Only God will. Our lives cannot be defined by the abundance of things as the rich fool in the parable thought to himself.
Dear friends, even as we seek after these things, let’s not allow them to define who we are. What God says about us is what we truly are and is discovered in our relationship with Him. Regardless of our state, what we posses or don’t posses, God looks at us as His people, called by His name, fearfully and wonderfully made. You can walk with your head high, and yet in confident humility before God, if you know who you are.
John 1:12-13 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God–children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
Shalom children of God. Have a great weekend.