Who We Are

A weekend visit from our granddaughter assures my wife and I of two things. One, we will be tired come Monday morning and two, we will be watching Moana at least once!

This time through the Disney classic I was struck by the words of Moana's grandmother. As she was telling Moana about their ancestors she said, "We have forgotten who we are."

Just like Moana's ancestors, We The People seem to have forgotten exactly who WE are. We are Americans. We're not Africans, Romans, Germans, Britons, Mexicans or The French. We are citizens of the United States of America.

The initial shipment of Americans were Christians - Puritans to be exactly. We called them pilgrims. It was their descendants that wrote the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way." - Isaiah 53:6

We all seem like sheep these days who have wandered off and forgotten about our Shepherd.

If we are believers in Jesus Christ we should KNOW who, and whose, we are. We are Christians and we are His.

Jesus told us that "If we love Him we should obey his commands." (John 14:15). Well? DO we love Him? Are we obeying?

Are we against murder? Even of the unborn? Are we followers of Jesus? Even though we spend more time on the phone than reading our Bible? Whose are we? Are we sure?

In the movie, Moana finds out that her ancestors were once voyagers but had forgotten who they were. As believers in Jesus, may our ancestors not say the same about us.

Grandma Tala Tells The Story - Moana

The Blessing - John Waller