Dec 11, 2013
AS GOD’S CHOSEN, OUR GOAL IS TO DEFINE WHO WE ARE, AND NOT ALLOW THE WORLD TO DO SO.
Saul and the men of Israel were allowing the Philistine army and there champion Goliath to DEFINE WHO THEY WERE, as he challenged them with the words “I DEFY THE ARMIES OF ISRAEL. And cursed them with his gods.”
But David a man after “God’s on heart” knew he could not let this uncircumcised Philistines DEFINE Israel and THERE God. For who is this philistine David ask “that he should defy THE ARMIES OF THE LIVING GOD” I WILL DEFINE WHO WE ARE, AS GOD”S CHOSEN.
“You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel,” whom you have TRIED TO DEFINE. “This day THE LORD WILL DELIVER YOU INTO MY HAND.
My friends as God’s chosen this is how you DEFINE WHO YOU ARE. Job’s wife tried to DEFINE HIM when she said to him, “Do
you still hold fast your integrity? CURSE GOD and die!” Job 2:9 But job DEFINED WHO HE WAS when He told her in verse 10 Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips BUT AS GOD”S CHOSEN HE DEFINED WHO HE WAS.
In 1 Kings 18 Elijah did not allow Ahab, Jezebel, or the priest of Baal TO DEFINE WHO HE WAS as he stood in the presence of Ahab the king of Israel, while at the same time conscious of the presence of God.
So he had faith in what his God would do, and did Do, Because everyone at that point even Israel felt that the God of 
Israel was dead or was no longer among them, but for Elijah the God of His strength DEFINED HIM, in 2 Corinthians 12:9 it says,
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” Elijah had a purpose in mind the purpose was that everyone might KNOW THAT GOD DEFINED HIM AND HE WILL ALSO DO THE SAME FOR each of us IF WE HAVE FAITH AND BELIEVE.
My friends as we travel this Journey God has placed us on do we allow the world to DEFINE US because we are not UNIQUE, we blend in with the crowd because our CHARACTER is so much like the world in the things we do and say.
When we go to work or talk to our friends who do not know God as we do. Can 
we describe as much, or more about the latest episode of SCANDAL, HOUSE WIFE”S OF ATLANTA, or NCIS as they can. For Paul tells us in Eph. 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
My friends that tells me as GOD”S CHOSEN we REPRESENT THE LINING GOD, not the god of this world. Peter also tells us in 1 Peter 2:9 “you are a CHOSEN RACE, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY NATION, a people for HIS OWN POSSESSION, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
But how can we proclaim God if we are no different then the world in what we do and how we act. My friends the world can DEFINE YOU if you are not DEFINING WHO YOU ARE THROUGH GOD, yes my friends WE HAVE TO DEFINE THIS JOURNEY GOD HAS PLACED US ON, IN HOW WE LIVE OUR LIFE EACH DAY, THROUGH HIM, and at the same time spread the good news of the gospel and Christ soon return.
And this can only be done if OUR CHARACTER is UNIQUELY DIFFERENT from the world. “And not conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewing of our mind, that we may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2.
My friends our FOCUS must remain on OUR GOAL and that is to get to THE PROMISE LAND. But once again we must have THE SAME PASSION for the Journey, and finishing it, that we have for what we anticipate in all God has planned for us once we get there. SO AS GOD”S CHOSEN, DEFINE WHO YOU ARE THROUGH CHRIST, AND DON’T ALLOW THE WORLD TO DO SO FOR YOU.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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