It is easy to get caught up in the flow. It's easy to get distracted. It's easy to forget who we really are. It's easy to think that when you look in the mirror you're seeing what you get. That's it.
It's not true. This isn't it.
The last two Sunday's we've been talking about identity. Oddly enough, it has since been coming up over and over again. I've been believing lies about who Satan thinks I am, and been caught up meandering in the stream of life. But what Satan whispers to us about our worth, about our daily routines is not truth. This is what Scripture says:
Ephesians 1: "To the saints...and faithful...in Christ."
1 Corinthians 9: "Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?"
Psalm 139: "For you formed my inward parts, you knit me together in my mothers' womb, I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."
2 Corinthians 5: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
Behold! Look who you are in Christ! You are redeemed, transformed, new, adopted, free, known, loved...you are a Saint! YOU ARE IN CHRIST!
A metaphor was spoken to us this weekend:
I am living in Grenada. But I am not Grenadian. I know I will not be here long. This is as it is for us. We are in the world. But we are not of it. We will not be here long. We are waiting to go home.
If you have the time, I urge you to read through Romans 8 in light of all this. With a special focus on verses 19-24.
Do you groan with creation in eager longing for the redemption of you body? For your adoption?
I turned 23 a few days ago. I got to celebrate all weekend with my loving husband and loving friends. But better than all of this will be the fulfillment of the promises to come. I'm not just 23. I'm a daughter of the king. Living on earth. But I belong to the heavenly kingdom.
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