A ROSE IS A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
Daniel 1:6-7
"Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hannaniah, Mischael, and Azariah. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: ... Belteshazzar...Shadrach...Meshech...and Abed-Nego."
Among those taken as prisoners were four young men of the tribe of Judah. They were assigned different names in Babylon in order to conform them to the Babylonian culture. But the name change did not affect who they were at the core of their being. They knew who they were -- children of Judah. As Christians, we are in a foreign and sometimes hostile land that wants to conform us to the surrounding culture. We may even be called names -- oddballs, hypocrites, holyrollers, fanatics, religious right -- in an attempt to disparage our heritage. But that does not change who we really are on the inside. We know who we are and are secure in that identity. We are children of God Most High.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Our identity in Christ is not affected by the names people call us.
Have a "secure identity" day. Love you.
Daniel 1:6-7
"Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hannaniah, Mischael, and Azariah. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: ... Belteshazzar...Shadrach...Meshech...and Abed-Nego."
Among those taken as prisoners were four young men of the tribe of Judah. They were assigned different names in Babylon in order to conform them to the Babylonian culture. But the name change did not affect who they were at the core of their being. They knew who they were -- children of Judah. As Christians, we are in a foreign and sometimes hostile land that wants to conform us to the surrounding culture. We may even be called names -- oddballs, hypocrites, holyrollers, fanatics, religious right -- in an attempt to disparage our heritage. But that does not change who we really are on the inside. We know who we are and are secure in that identity. We are children of God Most High.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Our identity in Christ is not affected by the names people call us.
Have a "secure identity" day. Love you.
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