The Lion King: Remember Who You Are (1 Peter 2:9)

Simba runs from his father's death, believing he caused it. For years he lives in exile, embracing hakuna matata—no worries, no responsibility, no identity. Then Rafiki appears: You are Mufasa's son. Remember who you are. Peter writes to scattered believers: You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood. Simba had forgotten his identity because he associated it with shame. But identity is not erased by failure. The journey home requires confronting what he fled, but also rediscovering who he was created to be. Exile can be comfortable. Calling never is. At some point, we must choose: keep hiding, or return to claim what has always been ours.