Kingdom Nobility
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I need it. Do you?
ADVERSITY. Roughly 18 months ago, I was in the middle of a season of great stress and adversity, the kind that put me in the hospital twice, though I was super healthy. Hidden in the shadow of God’s royal wings, I communed with Him in tears and He always responded in love, reminding me who I am in Him. At the time, the pain seemed never-ending, but thanks to His healing love, I am fully recovered and whole again today.
BELONGING. Throughout the Old Testament, God states His deepest desire over and over: “You will be My people, and I will be your God” (read a few verses). In fact, when you read the Old Testament cover to cover It’s hard not to come away with a sense of awe over God’s faithfulness to His promise(s) despite man’s unfaithfulness, and His head-over-heels devotion to His beloved—those whose lives are in Christ.
ROYALTY. Sometimes we need a reminder of Whose we are, that we weren’t born by chance but with intended purpose. Royal purpose. All children of a King are royal children, and if Christ lives in you, then His Royal Blood is flowing through your veins.
REMINDER. So this week’s simple post brings a reminder of our Royalty as sons and daughters of the Most High God, a self-reminder I wrote it during my lowest season.
This is meant to be read out loud. I pray it blesses you!
God is The Protector, therefore . . . . . . . (as Royalty) I am The Protected (2 Thess 3:3)
He is The God who Heals . . . . . . . I am The Healed One (Ex 15:26)
He is The Lover of my Soul . . . . . . . I am The Pursued (Psa 139:7-8)
He is The All-Knowing God . . . . . . . I am The Profoundly-Known One
He is The God of Mercy . . . . . . . I am The Unforgotten (Psa 139:1-4)
He is The Anchor . . . . . . . I am The Anchored One (Heb 6:19-20)
He is El-Shaddai* . . . . . . . I am The Contented One (Philippians 4:19)
He is The Deliverer . . . . . . . I am The Delivered One (Psa34:18-19)
He is The Savior . . . . . . . I am The Chosen One (1 Pet 2:9)
He is the Comforter . . . . . . . I am The Understood One (Psa 22:24)
He is The Redeemer . . . . . . . I am The Reclaimed One (Isa 43:1)
He is The Just Judge . . . . . . . I am The Forgiven One (1 Thess 5:9)
He is The Defender . . . . . . . I am The Defended One (Ps 121:7-8)
He is The Shield . . . . . . . I am The Guarded One (Psa 28:6-8)
He is The God of Grace . . . . . . . I am The Empowered One (2 Cor 9:8)
He is The Rock . . . . . . . I am The Secure One (Jn 10:28-29)
He is The Restorer . . . . . . . I am The Restored One (Isa 55:10-13)
*El-Shaddai, God almighty, all-sufficient, all bountiful, source of blessings
The Way of the Embattled Spirit
But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine. Isaiah 43:1
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all. Psalm 34:18-19
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. John 10:28-29
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3
