Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8
Who I am Not
My identity is not in the temporary.
My identity is not in my career, in degrees, titles, or achievements, or in my talents and skills.
My identity is not in my marital, economic, or social status.
My identity is not how I look, how I talk, or how old I am.
My identity is not where I’m from, where I live, what I drive, or how much stuff I own.
My identity is not my personal preferences, quirks, habits, or behavior.
These things are temporary. They are given to me along with the fleeting time I have on this Earth. They are given to me as gifts to be thankful for. They are given to me so that I may turn to God in faith. They are given to me to use as a good steward and to the glory of God. These things are given to me, but these things are not who I am. All these things can shift, change, or be taken away at any moment, and they are all passing away in the next 50 or 60 years at best.
Who I am
My identity is in the eternal.
I believe in Jesus.
I am saved by grace.
I am in Christ.
My identity and value are found in Jesus.
Jesus is Lord of Heaven and Earth, and He is my Savior.
Jesus never changes.
He will never be taken away.
He always has been.
He always will be.
Jesus is eternal.
Jesus is the One and Only, “I AM.” (John 6:35, 8:12, 10:9,11, 11:25-26, 14:6, 15:5, 8:58).
Jesus will always be with me, and I will always be in Him. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8).
I am not my own. I was bought with a price. ( 1 Cor 6:19-20)
My identity is in my Creator, Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I am in Christ.
I am a believer.
I am a follower and disciple of Jesus.
I am a child of God.
I am saved by grace.
That’s who I am, and it’s only because of Jesus I am who I am.
Therefore, the only thing I could ever boast in is in the Lord and His amazing grace (1 Cor 1:31).
Dear Heavenly Father,
I praise You for loving me and choosing me before the foundation of the world, that my name is written in Your Lamb’s Book of Life. I praise You for sending Your beloved Son Jesus to suffer and die on the cross for the multitude of my flagrant and secret sins, past, present, and future. Jesus paid my tremendous debt for me. Jesus saved me from an eternity in hell where I would’ve had to pay for my sins myself, justly.
But God had mercy on me. Jesus loved me so much that He died on the cross to save me from my sins. In three days, Jesus rose again from the dead, and He valiantly triumphed over sin, Satan, and death. Oh death where is your sting? Oh death where is your victory?..But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor 15:55-57). Jesus Christ is Lord over everything, including death itself. Jesus is the Light of the world, and whoever follows Him will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life (John 8:12).
I am eternally free and secure because I am saved by grace. I am saved by the blood of Jesus. I am in Christ. I am who I am for all eternity only because of Jesus. He is my Creator, Lord of my life, and Savior of my soul.
An eternity of love, joy, peace, purpose, and new discovery awaits me because I am in Christ. I am saved by His grace alone. The best is always yet to come because I am who I am. I am in Christ.
All glory belongs to my Great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. In Jesus’ name, I pray amen.
But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31
The world is passing away and also its desires; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever. 2 John 5:17
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” John 8:58