WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST

 

WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST

Eph. 1:1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.

Know who you are in Christ. Ps. 139:13-16 God created you to be you. 13 You are not someone else, nor can you ever be. Don’t fall into the trap of trying to be someone you’re not. You are a person of great value. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are worthless, a nobody. God created you. His thumbprint is all over you. He made you exactly how He wanted you to be. You are not an accident that nobody wanted. God created you because He wants you.

God has created you with purpose and design. 14 You are fearfully and wonderfully created. You may not think or feel so, but you are. God declared it and I believe it. Consider God’s design; He made you with a body, mind, and soul. They are all intricately woven together to make you, you.

Consider God’s purpose in making you, you. God’s purpose for you is to love you, save you, indwell you, and use you. Paul grasped these awesome truths. He knew that he was an apostle of Christ by God’s set design and purpose. He did not seek to be who he became. He was on a totally different track of life. He thought he was serving God, but then He met Jesus who forever changed his heart, mind, and soul. He discovered not only who God is, but God’s purpose for his existence. He was created and called to serve the Lord, and the Lord filled in the details.

What is the purpose for your existence? Has God given you a specific role to fill in the church? Outside the church? Are you doing it? If you know deep down in your soul what God wants you to do with your life and you are not doing it, you will never be content doing what you are doing. If you are doing what God has given you to do, are you doing the best that you know how to do for the Lord? Don’t put off for tomorrow what you know you should be doing today. Tomorrow may come, but it may be too late for you to fulfill God’s calling on your life.

God created you with limited time to fulfill your your purpose in life. 16 Our days are numbered here on earth. Life goes by so quickly. It seems like in a blink of an eye we are old and no longer able to do what we once were able to do. We get caught up in life without ever learning how to really live. We figure that someday we will have the time to serve the Lord, but that day never comes. What are you doing with your life? Are you actively serving the Lord? In your home? On your job? In your church? In your spare time? Is your life defined by your service to the Lord? If not, why not? Today may very well be your last day on earth; don’t pass up opportunities to serve the Lord.