As Jesus is, so are you in this world!
Because of God's amazing grace, we are like He is: pure & holy, seated in heaven and glorified. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. Romans 8:30 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:6 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 #identity #FOUND
You no longer are tied to the pole of sin, you don't have to give in or go back to your life of sin.
Elephants in slavery grow up conditioned to walk around the pole and never go further than the chain allows. When full-grown, the chains are cut, but they continue to walk in circles around the pole. The pole and chain no longer have any power over them, but the elephants remain captive, continuing to believe & live as if they're still ruled by the chain. #identity #FOUND #setfreeinChrist
There is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus!
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus... For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. ROMANS 8:1, 15-17 #identity #FOUND #nocondemnation
God's grace has set you free from sin, and to santctify & transform you into Christlikeness
God's grace has set you free from sin. His grace is still being poured out day by day to sanctify and transform you into Christlikeness. Rest on His unchanging grace. Christ alone is all your hope and stay. We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Cor 3:18 9 (CSB) #identity #FOUND
God placed the seal of Christ on your heart, given you Holy Spirit like engagement ring to a bride
God has sealed believers with a 7-fold seal. 1. Security (as a vault): you are kept secure in God's love. Rom 8:38-39 2. Concealment (as the contents of a letter): you are safely hidden under His wings. Psa 91:1-4 3. Identification (as a stamp): you are marked as God's very own. John 6:27 6. Righteousness: Jesus' righteousness has been credited to you. Romans 4:11 7. Promise & its fulfillment: Jesus is coming back & take you to be with Him forever. Eph 4:30, 2 Cor 1:22, John 14:3
Love was poured into the creation of you
If you're going through loss, know that your purpose & identity still remains the same. Sometimes, purpose emerges as a result; the light of your identity reveals itself in the darkness of loss. Psa 139:16-18 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
Since you are now joined with Him, you must view yourselves as dead & unresponsive to sin’s appeal!
Romans 6:5-11 To beg God for victory over sin is a refusal to understand that we have already died to sin. Our joyful task is to believe, rather than to seek to "crucify ourselves". That body of sin has been annulled, put out of business, declared invalid. Sin is not suppressed by the cross, it is eliminated! Upon this "water" God commands us to step out and walk, for we are now in Him. - adapted from The Passion Translation® #identity #FOUND #diedandresurrectedinChrist #victoryoversin
Evenif you can't perform, you are loved!
When we follow Jesus, ❤️ We have been blessed with every spiritual blessing. ❤️ We have been loved and chosen from the beginning of time. ❤️ We have been adopted as children of God. ❤️ We have been showered with grace, kindness, and mercy. ❤️ We experience the exchange of the old becoming new. ❤️ We live best when we express the qualities of a loving God. #identity #FOUND #bestlife