Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Who am I? That is a pertinent question and not one to be taken lightly. The problem of identity is a huge one. It becomes even more pressing when a large majority of our youngsters are seeking to find their identity in gangs and possesses.  So the question we all need to address is, where do I belong and who am I?

The easiest way to destroy an individual is to isolate them and keep them ignorant of their heritage. This was the plan of the Amalekites during the biblical account of the journey of the people of God from the clutches of their tyrannical slave master, Pharaoh, towards the hill of the Lord. Like all those who are working for and carrying out the devils devices, their remit is to keep you enslaved. And one major ploy to do this is to rob you of knowing who you truly are.  As slaves, the people of God had no rights. They had no say in their socio-economic situation and no stake in the country they were helping to build up. Their only understanding of who they were, was through stories passed down to them, the rituals they participated in and the times they would get together and hear word pictures from elders of the community.  Having these pictures cemented in your mind enables you to connect with the past in such as way that you form an indelible link with those who have gone before. We must not worship those who have gone before, only honour their memory. The Willie Lynch theory was designed to break up the family unit of the slave community in the Caribbean and cause so much suspicion amongst them that they would fight against each other rather than the slave master.  For the Israelite slave community they kept their link with the past and somehow kept their identity whilst in enslavement. Over time, the Israelites forgot who they were and allowed the spirit of Amelek (latterly the Willie Lynch) spirit to infiltrate their community. So who am I? Once we confess Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and are born again, we belong to Jesus and are a part of the new kingdom. Once I know who I am and exercise my delegated authority, then I am free to be me. Read Galatians 1.