It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Ephesians 1:11-12 MSG
We hear about people trying to “find themselves.” Maybe you feel like you have never known who you are. The place to discover your true identity is through relationship with Jesus. It is through Him we discover who we are and what life is about.
There are so many statements recorded in the Bible describing who we are in Christ. Here are just a few of the wonderful truths about our identity when we begin to follow Jesus. God wants you to know for sure. You don’t have to take my word for it, or anyone else’s. Go straight to the source. You could easily study what He says about your new identity for the rest of the year.
You are a citizen with God’s holy people and a member of God’s family. So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Ephesians 2:19 NLT
You are a deeply loved child of God. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 NIV
You are God’s delight, not simply accepted or tolerated. For the LORD, your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
You are right with the God of the Universe. For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT
You are a forgiven forgiver who can give grace to others. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13 NLT
You are a new creation; the old things that used to define you have been taken away. This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
You are especially chosen by God to share who He is to others. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 NLT
- Thank God for your new identity. As you follow Jesus, you will discover increasingly what you mean to Him and the incredible identity He has given you. You are a part of His holy chosen people. As you work with Him, you can get rid of the things that are part of the darkness – you are now part of the light!