Do you realize who you are beloved Jesus follower? You, who have repented and now live for the Lord, accepting Him as your Savior, are highly favored. You are now the light of the world and the salt of the earth.
As John 1:12 tells us, “..to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” You’re “no longer a slave, but God’s child…” (Galatians 4:5-7). You’ve been adopted into the family of God and may now call him Father. You are no longer the woman or man of your sinful past, but you have been adopted according to his pleasure and will (Romans 8:15; Ephesians 1:5).
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person.” You’ve been born again! The old is gone and now the new is here! Not only that, but you “have been crucified with Christ” (Galatians 2:20). It is no longer you who lives, but Christ who lives in you. “…We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son” (Romans 5:10).
Magnificently, you are “his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10). He’s prepared these things in advance for you to do. So, if you’re not quite sure what to do, don’t worry as he knows and will make sure he leads you in that direction. Your job is to follow his lead.
Your body, however it has been designed, is a temple “of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you’ve received from God” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). You don’t even belong to yourself as you’ve been bought with a price–the shed blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. He’s committed himself to care for you as your shepherd.
God sees you as his masterpiece, “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). He’s created you to bring about his will and glorify him. Moreover, in as much as you are his beloved child, you are an heir to his kingdom. He has forgiven you of your sins (Colossians 1:13-14; 2:13) and in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit (Ephesians 2:22).
Please keep in mind that “you are no longer a foreigner or stranger, but a fellow citizen with God’s people and also a member of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone” (Ephesians 2:19-20).
You are chosen by God and made in his image (John 15:16; Genesis 1:27). You are a redeemed overcomer of a royal priesthood and a peculiar person. You are loved with an everlasting love and with lovingkindness the Lord has drawn you (Jeremiah 31:3).
I’d say these things and more are a lot for which you can be truly grateful.
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