"Mister Anderson"

"Mister Anderson..."

In the movie The Matrix, Agent Smith never calls Neo by his real name. He calls him Mr. Anderson.  This is a very subtle attack.  If we don't know who we are, we don't act in accordance with our identity.  Those of us who enjoyed the movie remember the classic scene when Mr. Anderson accepts who he is, "My name is NEO!" and defeats his enemy.

Satan does that very thing,  Twice in Matthew chapter 4 he says to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God," attempting to cast doubt at Jesus' identity. 

This same enemy is after you and I.  The Bible is very clear on this. "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)

Just as when he went after Jesus, one of his tactics is to attack our identity - who we are in Christ.

So how do we combat this?  The same way Jesus did, using the living Word of God.

"Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father." 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God's child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir." Gal 4:6 (NIV)

This is why the study of the Word is so important.  To understand who God is, and who we are in relation to God. Jesus said, "The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life." John 6:63 (NIV)

Just as with Neo, that knowledge is the difference between life and death.