Remember who you are

When mine and Sylvia's eighteen year old granddaughter was moving into her

dorm room for her first semester of college I hugged her tightly and said,

"Don't forget who you are."  It was something I had said to her father and

her father's sister as they were growing up and starting to spread their

wings.  My granddaughter responded by saying, "I won't forget who I am nor

whose I am."

In his first epistle Peter reminds his readers of who they are.  "But you

are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar

people..." (I Peter 2:9) and then he adds, "...but are now the people of

God." (I Peter 2:10)  The Bible reminds us that we are not our own but we

have been bought with a price. 

As Christians and part of the family of God we need to remember that we are

living our lives on the world stage and the world is constantly checking to

see if we really believe what we say.  Spend a little time with God each day 

to help you remember who you are and whose you are.