FAITH CAPSULE: It is important to know oneself in God.

Mark 8

Live life for the glory of God to answer who you are.
Who are you before God or before your world?
Who are you?
Can you identify yourself?
It is important to know oneself in God.
Jesus wanted to know what or who He is by asking,                                                                                            “Who do men say that I am?” (Mark 8:27) 
Jesus’ question was not to evaluate Himself but to teach all to be aware of who they are.    
On a serious note, who are you? 
Are you a believer or just a claiming believer?
Are you one with a mouth full of the word of God, with an empty heart of the word of God?  
Does your life reflect Christ? 
Are you a Bible that people can read, or just an acclaimed Bible that no one can read?
Man is deceivable, but no one can deceive God. 
Many are with promotion, with titles inside and outside the church, but not promoted before God. 
There are self-acclaimed figures with titles such as prophet and apostle, but they cannot answer who they are. 
All should know who they are before God. 
One who deceives the neighbor, the family, or the world can live to lure deceptively; God cannot be a victim of deception devices. 
Without a doubt, the walk, the stand, and where one sits are pointers to who one is like before God.
Who are you in all endeavors?
Psalm 1:1 records, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” (Psalm 1:1) 
When the word of God declares blessing, it is established in heaven and on earth. 
It is how one walks, sits, and stands by the standard of God that will determine who one is.
Life is a journey, and who you surround yourself with shall determine what you get out of life. 
Think, on a serious note, who are you? 
Whose word do you believe? 
Are you living life by the word of God or the word of this world? 
The word of God is an assurance to lead man to be walking, sitting, or standing for the name of God, if one will turn back to the wicked world. Assurance and reliance on God matter to be delighted in the life of one who lives by the word of God.
Meditating on the law (word of God) is the avenue not to walk outside the way of God. The Psalmist identifies the blessing of walking, sitting, and standing in line with God, stating, “He shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” (Psalm 1:3)
Get to know who you are.

Prayer for today: Pray that God enables you to live life for His glory.