#soap # Acts 12 ## Title: Don’t Believe the Hype ## Scripture: (Acts 12:23) “Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.” (NET) ## Observation: Herod was struck down because he believed the words of the people and did not give glory to God. When we find our identity in anything other than Christ, we will eventually fall. We cannot sustain the pressure of greatness. It is only an illusion. Our identity in Christ is not held up by our own hype or the words of other people. It is held up by the King. He can never fail and never takes a day off. He can sustain us through any darkness and valley. Put your identity in the One who can hold us up and never changes His mind. ## Application: Find your identity in Christ and not the words of others. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for knowing us and loving us.