In 1995, near the close of Denver’s old Stapleton airport,
during the Christmas rush several flights were cancelled or delayed due to bad
weather. At one United counter a single agent was helping passengers rebook on
other flights and the line was very long. One man that was not used to having
to wait got out of the line and came up to the counter and slapped his ticket
on the counter and said:
“I have to be on this flight, and it needs to be first class”. The rest of the conversation went like this:
“The agent replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be
happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first, and I'm sure
we'll be able to work something out."“I have to be on this flight, and it needs to be first class”. The rest of the conversation went like this:
“The
passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him
could hear, "Do you have any idea who I am?"
“Without
hesitating, the gate agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone.
"May I have your attention please?" she began,
her voice bellowing throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at
the gate WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity,
please come to gate 17."
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The most important identity is I am a child of God. The Family: A Proclamation to the World says:
“ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny.”
One of Satan’s temptations is to convince us that we are not important or special. Moses learned this when Satan came to him. He had just been in the presence of God and was told several times that he was a Son of God. Then when Satan came to him, he said:
Satan came tempting him,
saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.
And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and
said: Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God, in the similitude
of his Only Begotten; and where is thy glory, that I should worship thee?
For behold, I could not look upon God, except
his glory should come upon me, and I were transfigured before him.
But I can look upon thee in the natural man. Is it not so, surely?
Blessed be the name of my God, for
his Spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or else where is
thy glory, for it is darkness unto me? And I can judge between thee and God;
for God said unto me: Worship God, for him only shalt
thou serve. (Moses 1:12-15)
We should not be fooled when Satan or others tempt us to forsake our identity and give into foolish sins. Like Moses, we are sons and daughters of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten. We have a divine heritage and destined for great things. If you ever wonder “do you know who I am?” just fall down on your knees and ask your Father with real intent and as He told Moses, he will tell you “I am the Lord God, thou art my son”.
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