Have you ever thought of yourself as noble? I did not, until one morning in May, 2026.

Soaking—resting—in the presence of our beloved Saviour and Lord, Jesus, just as you would also do at the start of each day before you’re properly awake, it felt like Holy Spirit inspired within me a question to ask of the Father.

‘Do you have a gift, a word, for today?’

I waited quietly, tuning my senses for the sound of His voice I love so much.

Noble.

‘Noble’, I echoed while quietly worshipping Him—gazing upon the wonder of His beautiful, life-giving, loving-kindness and grace!

Later, still in awe of the great I AM who gives us such wonderful transformational gifts, I remembered the words of 1 Peter 1:16; ‘Be holy as I am holy’. It seemed to me that His grace-word for me today was like that;

Beloved, be noble just as I am noble!

I knew His gift meant I would need to guard my heart attitude so that my thoughts and behaviour would reflect His nobility. I also remembered my Helper and Coach, the Spirit of Jesus, would eagerly be cheering me on!

Still meditating on noble the next day, I read, ‘Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things’. Philippians 4:8 NIV (emphasis mine)

During the coming week Holy Spirit opened up opportunities for me to share with others the same comfort I had first received, including a friend in need of encouragement. ‘Tell her about ‘noble’, I sensed.

My friend’s eyes widened in amazement before exclaiming, ‘I have an unusual second name. Patrice means noble! Not only that, but (my first name) means admirable’!

Beloved friends, how might the Lord need to transform your mind so that you see yourself more accurately reflected in the mirror of His glory and grace?

When we accept His gifts and let them become established within us as our true identity in Christ, we will carry them into the world, splashing all those whom we encounter with life-giving, transformational Living Water!

You are noble…