“Once you were dead,
doomed forever because of your many sins. You used to live just like the rest
of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of
air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.
All of us used to live that way, and we were under God’s anger just like
everyone else.” Ephesians 2:1-3
…but today in Christ you and I have a new identity; an
identity that is far greater than the identity we could ever make, work for, or
desire for ourselves. Today we are identified as…
You are justified (declared not guilty)-Romans 3:24
No condemnation awaits you-Romans 8:1
You are set free form the law of sin and death.-Romans 8:2
You are sanctified (made holy) in Jesus Christ-1 Corinthians
1:2
You are pure and holy in Christ-1 Corinthians 1:30
You will be made alive at the resurrection-1 Corinthians
15:22
You are new person-2 Corinthians 5:17
You are made right with God-2 Corinthians5:21
You are one in Christ with all other believers- Galatians
3:28
You are blessed with every spiritual blessing in
Christ-Ephesians 1:3
You are holy and without fault-Ephesians 1:4
You are adopted as God’s children-Ephesians 1:5, 6
Your sins are taken away, and you are forgiven-Ephesians 1:7
You will be brought under Christ’s authority-Ephesians 1:10,
11
You are marked as belonging to God by the Holy
Spirit-Ephesians 1:13
You have been raised up to sit with Christ in the heavenly
realms-Ephesians 2:6
You are God’s masterpiece-Ephesians 2:10
You have been brought near to God-Ephesians 2:13
You share in the promise through Christ-Ephesians 3:6
You can come with freedom and confidence into God’s
presence-Ephesians 3:12
You are members of Christ’s body, the church-Ephesians 5:29,
30
You have been given fullness in Christ-Colossians 2:10
You are set free from our sinful nature-Colossians 2:11
You will have eternal glory-2 Timothy 2:10
I don’t know about you, but I want every one of these to
cover me that when others see me or hear me, they see that my identity is in
Christ.
These are amazing and worth studying and storing within us
until every one of them literally become a part of us.
Father as I look over
all of these that identify me, I ask that You help me soak all of them up and
live them out. Thank You for the beauty that comes from each of them. Amen
