Jan 5–11, 2026
Who You Are Before You Forget
Moses 1; Abraham 3: The Version of You That's Actually Real
Has anyone ever said something about you that you knew wasn't true, but you felt it anyway?
Maybe a coach said you weren't fast enough. A friend said something behind your back. A grade made you feel like you just weren't the kind of person who could do this. And even though you knew better, some part of you believed it.
Moses had an experience like that. Except his happened right after one of the most intense moments in scriptural history.
Moses on the Mountain
God showed Moses basically everything. The world. The creation. What God is actually working toward. Moses is completely overwhelmed. And the moment God leaves, Satan shows up.
Here's what Satan says: "Moses, son of man, worship me."
Son of man. Not son of God. He's trying to rewrite Moses's identity before Moses can hold on to it.
But Moses catches it. He says, "Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God" (Moses 1:13). He had just been told who he was, and he wasn't about to give that up to someone who showed up right after.
Satan leaves. Then he comes back. Moses has to stand his ground multiple times before the adversary finally goes.
Here's what's wild: the battle wasn't over some behavior or rule. It was over identity. Who Moses believed he was. And Moses won by refusing to believe the smaller version.
Abraham and the Stars
Abraham 3 looks like an astronomy lesson at first. Stars, planets, their orbits, which ones are biggest. But it's really a set-up for something much bigger.
By verse 22, God shows Abraham a vision of all the spirits that lived before this earth was created. And God says: "Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born" (Abraham 3:23).
Before you were born.
You existed somewhere else first. You had a history before this one. And God knew who you were in that history—and chose you for something.
That's not a small detail. That's your entire situation explained in a few words.
What This Has to Do With Your Life
Think about the messages that run in the background of your brain. You're not smart enough. You're too much. You don't belong here. You're ordinary, interchangeable, replaceable.
Now put those next to what Moses 1 and Abraham 3 are saying: You are a child of God. You were known before you were born. And God's whole purpose—"my work and my glory" (Moses 1:39)—is your eternal flourishing.
Moses didn't argue with Satan about theology. He just remembered who told him who he was. And he held onto that.
You can do the same thing. Not every voice that speaks into your life deserves equal weight.
🎮 What did Satan call Moses when he appeared?
🎮 How did Moses respond to Satan's attempt to confuse his identity?
🎮 What does Moses 1:39 say is God's work and glory?
🎮 What does Abraham 3:22–23 teach about you?
🎮 What was the real battle in Moses 1?
🎮 What does Abraham's vision of the stars ultimately lead to?
Open Your Come Follow Me Manual
Read this week's section and find one question that actually unsettles you a little. Write it down. Sit with it. The manual isn't just for finding easy answers. It's for finding honest ones.