Week 22: Wednesday, Consequences of Losing Your Identity

In his Maxims, the French aristocrat François de La Rochefoucauld wrote,“We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end webecome disguised to ourselves.” The nation of Judah suffered from anidentity crisis. God redeemed them from Egypt (Leviticus 26:45) andprotected them from Assyrian conquest (2 Kings 19:5–37). Yet, they wereungrateful and sought an international reputation. They graduallysacrificed their God-given identity to meet the expectations of the world.As a result, they were destined for destruction (2 Kings 21:10–15).