Few weeks back. An impromptu test came up. The questions were as thus:
1……..
2……..
3.”Who are you”?
An easy question right? My course mates began whispering….trust students to do that. Some answered verbally immediately they saw the question on the white board; “I am that I am”. Funny, right? The questions on our minds were: Why this question? Of all the questions from that big handout, why this? What’s this Lecturer’s business with who we are? What is the relationship between who we are and this particular course? What’s the correlation between who we are and a school test? Now this question was like the easiest question on that White board for me. I mean who doesn’t know themselves? This is an open check to write about myself….Who am I? I confidently wrote who I am.
The test came to an end few minutes later and the answers from my course mates were:
- My name is ……
- I am a human being.
- I am a student Nurse and so on
I don’t really know if anyone actually wrote the “I am that I am though”.
I was confident that I was going to ace the test likewise every member of the class and then the shocker. We didn’t know ourselves. Apparently the answers we gave wasn’t the Lecturer’s expectation of a correct answer.
I could remember some people saying; Is he me? Am I he? Does he know me better than myself? You can imagine the comments we jokingly told ourselves that as big as we were we don’t know ourselves.
How can a full-grown adults not know who they are?
Yes…. it’s very possible.
I once watched a movie by the Mount Zion Film Institute. This movie was titled “Identity Crises”.
The question here is do you know who you are? Most people would fail this question woefully.
Are you who you say you are? It’s so sad a lot of Christians today are sitting on the fence.
When challenged in dire situations do you cower? Why live a life of a lie?
When you brag and boast in Christ, check your status in him.
Just those three words carry a heavy weight.
You can’t be living a life of comprise at every little nudges of sin and still boast in Christ. A little storm and you are already on your knees in the mud of immorality. A pretentious life.
The prodigal son became a slave, a pauper and a beggar.
He fed on pigs’ feed and crumbs. A pathetic end he was almost having until he woke up one day and realized who he was. That moment was his turning point. He broke through that siege. He recognized himself as a prince and an heir to an empire. It marked the beginning of a new dawn for him. Who are you? Are you still in the dark of your personality? If everything still goes with you, you are not aware of who you are.
You cannot proclaim being Christ Jesus’ heir and still be in the chains and shackles of fear.
When a mighty storm is raging against your life and you quiver in fear do you remember the mightier one who’s living inside of you. Do you know what you’re carrying? Who is solidly behind you? You can’t be shivering at that trial or test of faith.
You are ‘Extra ordinary’. That is far above ordinary.
A document is brought forth for you to sign for a dubious act and you are cool with it. Do you know who you are?
Every rebellion has your stamp of partnership. Ah! Remember the end of Korah, Dothan and Abiram.
Every fight, quarrel or malice has your fingerprints on them. Who are you really?
Outside you are a saint, but inside a terror. Aren’t you a deceiver and not a believer?
You are seen on the street and your outfit looks like that of a club girl. Ah! ‘E de sope yahweh’s delight leyin na’! ? No difference between you and the world. Who are you?
That sickness raises it’s ugly head and you are weeping and biting your fingers. Rise up! Do you know what you carry?
That raging storm seems to be drowning you. Arise and command it to seize.
Who Are You?
By: Israel Success Olamide
