YOU DON’T HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING TO ANYONE

4/12/2025

"Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:4-6). 

If you are born again and are reading this, hear this from me, you have nothing to prove. Jesus did all that for you. You owe no man nothing but love. You do not have to prove your worth or value to anyone. Your value is displayed in how much it cost God to purchase you, and it cost Him all that He had. He gave up His only begotten Son for you. 1 Corinthians 6:20 says, "God bought you with a high price…." In Isaiah 53:10, the Bible says that it pleased God the Father to bruise Jesus and cause Him grief for your sake. Your sonship was at the cost of His life. And Jesus was so thrilled about the end result that in Hebrews 12:2, we are told that "For the joy set before Him He (Jesus) endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Oh, what value you have! You are not a nobody. You are valuable to God and He has a purpose for your life. Your parents may or may not have planned for you to be here, but God knew you even before you were born and has a purpose for your life. "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11).

Saints, your identity should not be based on the opinions of others.  It should also not come from past experiences or present circumstances. Your identity should stem solely from God's Word. You are who the Word of God says that you are, you have what the Word of God says that you have, and you can do what the Word of God says you can do. It doesn't matter what others may have said about you that contradicts God's Word. Today, you have a responsibility to hold firm to the Word of God and not the words of men. Ephesians 1:6 says, "to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved." Saints, you are accepted in the Beloved. You do not need membership in a special club to feel like you belong. The One who made all things, the most Loving Father, the One who gave you all things richly to enjoy calls you His own and calls you accepted. And that should be sufficient.

So, get in God's Word today and saturate your mind and thoughts with the Word. Hold firmly to the Word by your confessions and declare the Truth of God's Word only.

God Bless You!

Faith-Filled Confession:

I am who God says I am; I have what God says I have; I can do what God says that I can do. I am accepted in Christ Jesus. I do not look to material things or others for validation or acceptance. The Word of God is my source of inspiration. I am beautiful; I am valuable; I have something to give. And I live my life to the fullest to the praise of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.

One Year Reading Plan: Joel; Revelation 4

Prayer Points

1. Declare that our brethren are guided by the wisdom of God in their associations, jobs, business ventures and partnerships. They are constantly led by the Spirit of God and guided away from error and poor/bad decisions that may incur losses or negative effects on them.( Isa 30:21; Isa 58:11, 1 Cor 1:30)

2. Pray for our brethren, that more than ever, they will stay focused on Christ and the things of the Kingdom, and they will not be distracted by the transient pleasures of this world.

   
   

3. Pray for our brethren, that an indescribable hunger for souls is stirred in them continually causing them to preach the word everywhere with boldness, resulting to the salvation of more souls and that the Word of the Lord may increase and bear more fruits in them (Acts 4:29-31)