We define ourselves by many things: career, family, status or success. When we fail in any one of those categories, we only find condemnation and burden. Here comes the question? What if your identity was meant to be in something else or someone else? How would your life change if you discovered how God sees you?
I Am Not my own: I Corinthians 6: 20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” We must live our life in the identity that we are not our own but that we belong to Christ and submit to His rule and reign. Romans 8:9 “9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”
I am adopted: Ephesians 1: 5 “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will” You are an adopted son of God. You’re a child of the King. You have the privilege in this life of an intimate relationship with your Father, and you can look forward with expectant hope to an eternal inheritance that is far more glorious than anything you can imagine.
I am New: 2 Corinthians 5: 17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”. What does it mean to be made new? The answer is four things. It means you recognize the old self. It means you change from the inside. You do that by transforming your thinking and by being captivated by Jesus.
I am Saved: A gift is something you haven’t worked for, you haven’t paid for, you haven’t earned, you haven’t achieved. It’s free. So whatever else grace means, it’s a free gift that is essential, costly and shocking.
I am Blessed in Christ: In Ephesians 1:3 “3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:” , we’re told if you’re a Christian you have already been blessed (past tense) with every spiritual blessing there is. What in the world could he mean by that?
I Am Set Apart: Ephesians 1:1-3 states that we are saints, set apart. Sainthood is not a recognition of an attainment. It is rather a state or status into which God brings every believer. May today’s anointing sets you apart from all evils in Jesus’ name. Amen.
I am Confident: Ephesians 3:12. 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.” We can have confidence in the face of uncertainty.