“I” Identify who you are in Christ.
First of all I think we need to reflect “only briefly ” of who we were without Christ. I think the contrast will stand out more clearly in comparison and will be different for each of us, but the one things that’s the same is that we all were sinful, dying, and fell short. We don’t want to ponder too long though and leave a foothold for satan to come in and remind us of all the bad things we have done. Our sins have been forgiven and have been removed as far as the east is from the west.
If you believe in Christ and that He died for you, then now you are a child of God and you are co-heirs with Christ. 10+ years back I was given a great little book at church and I had rights to reproduce and share with others and so I put together a webpage with it contents that you will find here. Its a listing of all the scriptures in the New Testament that speaks of who we are in Christ. Not only should we remind ourselves of these truths, but if we have problems believing them we need to ask God to help with our unbelief. When you go into the listing grab a couple that are meaningful to you and memorize them so that you can recall them on days that you feel like you fall short. If Satan is reminding and telling you that you are not good enough you can recall God Word of Truth. Speak it out loud because Satan will flee in fear amidst the word of God.
James 4:7 So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.
All we have to say is “NO” aloud and the Devil scampers away as “The Message” puts it. So if our Word ”No” has him fleeing how much more fear do you think God’s truth will put into the devil. God’s Word says that Faith comes by hearing the word of God so we need to constantly be hearing his truth too.
Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Who are you? You are God’s Child, redeemed, you have eternal life, out of your innermost being flows living water, you are loved by Jesus, you are love by the Father, you belong to him, you are protected from the evil one, you have been forgiven, you are freed from all things, you have grace through faith, you have perseverance, character, and hope. There is so much more you can check out here in His Word.
Be encouraged!!
