Wear Your Kingdom Identity - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) March 5, 2024

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see a girl with eyes that could be bigger? A nose that could be slimmer? Lips that could be plumper? Do you look at your clothes and think they should be more expensive or that you should wear shoes from a higher tier of designers?

Whatever the case, consider that Philippians 3:20 states "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." Now, ask yourself, how often do you think about your identity as a citizen of God's kingdom? How often does it cross your mind that the kingdom you belong to has a prince and Savior called Christ?

If the answer is 'not enough' then today is the day to make a change.

It is easy to see yourself as the pieces of who you are. The world has conditioned you to see yourself according to your race, gender, or nationality. These qualifiers make it easy for the people of this earth to assess and qualify who they think you are. However, everything about you changed when you committed to Christ and declared Him your Lord. You went from being an ordinary individual to becoming an extraordinary person. You received the Holy Spirit and all the power of God became accessible to you. And, as you continue to submit to that transformation, you will grow in prayer, praise, and the studying of the Bible. The Lord will deem you trustworthy to receive insight into things hidden from the average person and your discernment shall increase.

Unfortunately, satan knows this and wants you to focus instead on how ordinary people see you. As a person who needs to make more money. Someone who needs to wear designer goods. Someone who isn't good enough. When you agree with what satan wants instead of breaking agreement with those lies, you become powerless and less of a threat to the devil's kingdom. This results in you relinquishing the gleaming robe the Lord placed on your shoulders. That, and the crown He adorned your head with. These are supposed to tell the world you are His, a diadem of pure gold, immaculately constructed for God's purposes here on earth.

Therefore, you can't afford to ignore who you are. You must not take off the beautiful garments the Lord has clothed you in, replacing them with the rags the devil wants you to wear instead. Each day, you must rise from your bed reminding yourself that you are God's ambassador. As you step out your door, fix that crown on your head and lift your chin. Walk through the world exuding the fragrance of Christ - leaving people and places better because you were around and brought the Lord's presence with you. This cannot happen in a vacuum. You will have to make God's word a constant companion. You will have to abandon yourself to praising Him as that builds union with the Lord. You'll have to learn to create quiet moments to not just speak to Him but hear what He has to say in return.

And as the years pass, your Kingdom identity will be more evident to others. This is because it will be deeply woven into every part of your being. Never forget that through Christ you are a full-fledged member of God's holy household, a citizen of His kingdom (Ephesians 2:19). That you are an ambassador for His kingdom (2 Corinthians 5:20). Wear your Kingdom Identity and walk in it.

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3. Embracing the Five-Fold Ministry: Unlocking Personal Benefits of Serving God (The Five-fold Ministry 3)