Written Identity

Whenever we leave home, it is important that we carry with us a proof of identity. On the school bus, at an accident site, at army check points, at airports and at many entry points and various other places, we are required to produce a written identity. Verbal explanation of who we are may not suffice. An ID card, passport or driver's licence will serve the purpose.

Similarly, as Christians, we need to always carry a written identity in the spiritual sense. We have to write God's word in our mind and heart.

Proverbs 3:3 (NKJV)
³ Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,

In the wilderness, the devil, desiring to bring confusion and disruption to the relationship Jesus had with The Father, said to Him, " If You are the Son of God......" he does the same to God's children now. Jesus overcame all three temptations by producing the written evidence, saying, " It is written......." May we diligently study the word and memorise scripture to overcome the viles of the enemy. Carry the word of God in your heart and mind and the image and likeness of Christ in your life, to prove who you are in Christ.

John 1:12 (NKJV)
¹² But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

Isaiah 49:15 (NKJV)
¹⁵ “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

John 15:15 (NKJV)
¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

John 10:14 (NKJV)
¹⁴ I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

Hosea 2:19-20 (NKJV)
¹⁹ “I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy; ²⁰ I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know the Lord.