“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17
As a Christian, you and I are no longer who we used to be. Because of Jesus Christ, all of our past sins and failures do not determine who we are. As a result, we’re no longer bound to any kind of pressures from our culture/society about who we NEED to be. As sons and daughters of Jesus, our identity is not determined by what others think or say about us. It is not determined by what we think of ourselves. In other words, our identity has been determined by God Himself. Unfortunately, there are times we can get so lost in our thoughts and expectations from the world, we can FORGET who we are! We need to be reminded of Truth in order to change the way we think of ourselves.
Because you are in Christ:
You are a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
You have been forgiven. (Ephesians 4:32)
You are a saint. (Ephesians 2:19)
You are loved by God. (Romans 8:37-39)
You are a friend of God. (John 15:15)
You are victorious. (1 John 5:4)
You have been adopted into God’s family. (John 1:12)
You have eternal life. (John 3:16)
Take a moment right now and look up these verses. Meditate on them and believe them! Write them down and take them with you. Believe every word. This is who God says you really are.
In Christ,
Bryan
Posted in A Word from the Pastor