KNOWING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: Until you know, you cannot take.

The knowledge of who you are in Christ is so vital. It is an important ingredient in having a right attitude and mentality towards the challenges you might face in life and living above circumstances of life. There are many Christians who are not appropriating the benefits of Christianity because they lack a precise and accurate knowledge of who they are in Christ. They do not even understand who a Christian is literally. They think for example, that a Christian is a religious person who goes to church religiously. But a Christian is much more than this. A Christian is one in whom Christ dwells. He is someone in whom, and through whom, the kingdom of God is manifested. He is a carrier of divinity; a partaker of the divine nature. Once you understand and come to terms with this reality, your life begins to have new meaning as you go through life with hope and gladness irrespective of your present circumstances. This is why it is important that you understand God’s Word, what the Word says about you and live your life accordingly.

The Bible says that Jesus wasn’t just delivered to death for our sins only, He was also raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). To be justified means to be declared right, to have a right standing and to be declared not guilty. This means that in the mind of justice, in the eyes of God, you never sinned; therefore there are no charges against you. You are now holy and unreproveable in the sight of God (Colossians 1:22). You are now a creature. A new creature has no past (2 Corinthians 5:17). You are a brand new species of being that has never existed before. You are not an improvement or a renovation of Adam. You are a brand new man recreated anew. This is why God can declare you discharged and acquitted because there is nothing to judge since you now have a brand new life. You are not a product of the death and burial of Christ but you are a product of His resurrection. You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus graced to reign and exercise dominion over Satan and his cohorts of darkness.


INSTRUCTION: Get to know your identity in Christ Jesus.

PRAYER: I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, in Jesus Name. Amen!!

QUOTE: You are a product of resurrection.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 9; EVENING: NEHEMIAH CHAPTER 11