04 - Our New Identity In Christ

Grasping the depth of our new identity in Christ stands as a cornerstone in our journey with Him. The battle we face as believers is not as we've previously perceived. Absent the insight of our true selves, our minds are besieged by an age-old conflict of good versus evil, a legacy of Adam and Eve. This battle, rooted in a rudimentary understanding of morality, lacks the profound wisdom of our identity in Christ. Such thoughts only take hold when we're devoid of the enlightenment of our existence in Him.

This realization is the liberating power of God—it ushers us out of the fray, the internal turmoil. We no longer partake in this battle, for we've been emancipated from its grip. Freed not from the act of sinning, but from sin's dominion over our thoughts. God has elevated us beyond our former state, prior to Christ and His sacrifice.

The impulse to quell every sinful thought is supplanted by the wisdom of God's emancipating grace. He has infused us with new life, bestowing upon us a new nature in Christ.

Our challenge lies in maintaining focus on our transformed selves, as bestowed by Christ. By centering our gaze on our new selves, we inherently fix our eyes on Christ.

To understand our new identity is to embrace our genuine essence and divine nature, as Scripture reveals, crafted in God's image of true righteousness and holiness.

This mirrors God's call through Scripture for us to be perfect as He is perfect. A perfection that is genuine and sacred, distinct from worldly pursuits of improvement. It's about embodying our true selves, understanding our divine nature. It’s about being, not merely appearing to be. It's about faith in our new identity.

Such perfection becomes a fountain of life, generously overflowing from within. In this state of grace, we echo God's declaration, "I Am Who I Am."

With God, His "I Am" embodies a perfect harmony of His essence, His invisible qualities—His eternal might and divine nature.

As we gradually adopt our new selves, renew our minds, and undergo transformation by God, our "I Am" aligns with the "Who I Am," our faith in our divinely bestowed identity.

Our new identity in Christ.