To redefine something means to define it again or define it differently. But when God has already spoken, established, created, and called something good, man does not have the authority to redefine it.
We are living in a time when many things God has already settled are being questioned, twisted, renamed, and redefined. But God is not confused. His truth does not change because culture changes. His Word does not lose power because people stop agreeing with it. What God has established still stands.
Satan is a liar, a deceiver, and a counterfeiter. He does not create truth; he imitates, twists, and distorts what God has already made. A counterfeit is something made to look real, but its purpose is to deceive. That is how the enemy works. He takes what God designed and tries to offer a false version of it.
Jesus said the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy. That means the enemy wants to steal identity, kill purpose, and destroy truth. But Jesus came so that we may have life. When we do not know God, we can easily begin to see ourselves through a broken mirror. We may only see our wounds, our failures, our confusion, or what the world says about us.
First Corinthians 13:12 says, “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” In my natural state, I can only see in part. I can only see a reflection. But God sees me fully. He knows who I am, why He made me, and what He placed inside of me.
That is why getting to know God is so important. The more I know Him, the more I begin to understand who I am in Him. I do not discover my true identity by looking at the world. I discover it by looking at the One who created me.
Psalm 139:13 says, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” That means God was involved with me before people ever had an opinion about me. He created my innermost parts—my deepest places, my private thoughts, my heart, my purpose, and my design. I am not random. I am not an accident. I am made by God.
But when my heart is far from God, it can become wicked, twisted, and easily led down the wrong path. Wickedness is not just outward behavior. It begins with a heart and mind that disregard God’s justice, righteousness, truth, honor, and holiness. When we mentally disregard who God is—His character, His ways, and His Word—we open the door to confusion.
That is why we cannot live on surface-level faith. God is calling us deeper. He desires to give us wisdom, understanding, and spiritual discernment. He wants the eyes of our hearts to be flooded with light so we do not go astray.
Ephesians 1:18 says, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you.” This is my prayer too—that God would open our spiritual eyes so we can see what He has already established and stop being deceived by what the world is trying to redefine.
When we know who we are in Christ, we do not have to chase after counterfeit versions of identity, purpose, love, or truth. We are not empty containers waiting for the world to label us. We are glory carriers. God has given us His Spirit. He has empowered us to represent Him through our behavior, actions, words, and deeds.
A carrier is someone or something that carries, holds, or conveys something. As believers, we carry the presence, light, truth, and glory of God. That is why our lives should reflect Him. We are not called to be superficial. We are called to be rooted, grounded, and led by the Holy Spirit.
What God has already established cannot be redefined by man. The enemy may try to counterfeit it. Culture may try to rename it. People may try to twist it. But God’s truth remains. His design remains. His Word remains. His purpose remains.
My prayer is simple: Lord, help us know You as we are known by You. Open the eyes of our hearts. Remove every false reflection, every counterfeit identity, and every lie of the enemy. Teach us to see ourselves through Your truth. Strengthen our faith, purify our hearts, and lead us in the path of righteousness. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Minister A Francine Green I June 2026