I am Who He Says I Am (HT ramsd on FlickrCC)
And so are you.
Maybe it is just me, but I get caught up in listening to a number of other sources that want to tell me who I am. Maybe it is the kid on the playground from my youth making fun of me. Maybe it is the relative that told my mom that I would be dead or imprisioned by the time I was 18. Sometimes it is my own voice telling me that I've failed again and God cannot use me because of that. Other times it is the voice of "the world" telling me that I need to be more focused on the career ladder. This is really not an all inclusive list, but just a small sampling of the voices that try to speak into my life. What about for you? What sources are you listening to that really have no business speaking into your life?
I am who HE says I am. So are you. I am a child of God. So are you. I am a branch of the true vine. So are you. I am a friend of Jesus. So are you. I have been justified and redeemed, just like you. I have been crucified with Christ so that sin no longer reigns in me. So have you. I have wisdom, righteousness, santification, and redemption in Christ Jesus. So do you. The Holy Spirit makes his dwelling inside of me and you. I am a new creation in Christ. You are, too. I am the righteousness of God through Christ. You are as well. I am chosen, holy, and blameless before God. So are you. I am God's workmanship to do good works and so are you. Because of God's mercy and love, I've been made ALIVE with Christ. My friend: you have too! I used to be darkness, but now I am light in Christ. You are too. I am a citizen of heaven. Christian, you are also. The peace of God guards my heart and mind, and your's, too. I have been made complete in Chirst. You are, too. I have been chosen of God and am Holy and beloved. So are you. Christ is my life, and I will be revealed with Him in glory. So too, are you.
If you're ever in a place where the outside voices try to beat you down and speak deception into your life, think upon all the truths here. YOU ARE WHO HE SAYS YOU ARE! I am who HE says I am.
