We are not our past circumstances, nor are we what others have tried to make us to be. We are not our thoughts and feelings. Jesus is the restorer of our true identity. When we live with our identity solely rooted in the truth of Jesus Christ, we will no longer seek approval and validation from others. God is our Creator. Only He is the One who has the right and authority to name us, to identify us.
Perusing the Scriptures, we read in history how God has called out the true identities of His creation. Here are just a few examples:
- Abraham – from childlessness to father of many nations
- Gideon – from hiding in fear from the Midianites to Mighty Warrior
- David – from having a wandering heart to a man after God’s own heart
- Peter – from a brash, emotional man to a steady rock on which Christ built His church
- Paul – from a persecutor of Christians to a great apostle who wrote over half of the New Testament
- Samaritan Woman – from a woman hiding in shame to a bold evangelist
- Mary Magdalene – from a woman who was filled with seven demons to an ambassador of Christ filled with the Holy Spirit
- Zacchaeus – from a tax collector lacking integrity and taking from others to a man with great integrity and generosity
- Rahab – from a prostitute to a woman of honor through whom King David and Jesus descended
- Joseph – from being rejected by family and being a prisoner to being the second in command of Egypt
And what about you? What is God speaking over you? Who is He calling you to be? What does it look like for you to live out your identity in Christ?
Jesus is calling you to so much more. It’s time to walk into the image-bearer of God He created you to be. Don’t let others define you. As you seek to know your Creator more, there you will discover who you are to be. For a deeper dive into understanding your identity in Christ, check out the book All Things New HERE.
May we continue to live…
Rooted in Him,
