Your Identity in Christ

Isaiah  62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Identity can be said to be  the distinguishing character or personality of an individual, it makes people different from a whole. 

 All men and women are created in God’s image. Humankind was created to reflect some of God’s attributes. You can look for your identity anywhere, but followers of Jesus are called to find their identity in Him.

As man experience the fall through the deceit of Satan in the garden, man has no choice to chose either to be with God, or satan, this then defines identity in this world. 

Your true identity is ultimately based on what God has done for you. In the Bible, God tells us often about how He views His people

God declares His love for anyone who accept His lordship, never to be far away from the person and even, such be given a new name which distinguish such from the rest of the world.  Isaiah  62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Our identity in Christ also includes to be chosen of Him out of the people of the world. In Christ, you are not only loved but chosen. God sent His own Son to earth to die in your place so that you could be in His family 

God was not obligated to choose you based on your performance or credentials. He chose to carry out an intricate plan that involved the death of His own perfect Son, which allowed you the opportunity to be a child of God. You are no mistake. You are chosen and wanted. (1 Peter  2:9)

Another of our identity In Christ is that we are forgiven. 

In order to be counted a child of the perfect Father, you had to be free of sin, that is, you had to be perfect with regard to doing right and not doing wrong. 

However, because Jesus, who was without sin, died the death you should have on the cross, you can be forgiven of sin. What you’ve done wrong is not counted against you, and all that Christ did right is counted for you. This forgiveness allows you to be considered a child of God. 

Therefore, in God’s eyes, if you have accepted what Jesus did for you, you are completely forgiven. From His perspective, you are without sin. It’s not that you won’t sin, but when He looks at you, He calls you forgiven. That is something on which you can build your identity. 

 

Do not be ignorance of who you are in Christ so as not to let devil call you who you are not, affirm God's word in your life and live in Him who died for you. 

God bless you. 

Prayer key:

1. Lord thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name. 

2. Lord, thank you for loving me and calling me your own in Jesus Christ name. 

3. Lord, give me the grace to continually live in your love in Jesus Christ name 

4. Thank you Lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.