Identity Crisis

I glanced out the window to find 3 woodpeckers at our hummingbird feeders!  They savor the sugar water intended for the ever-active hummingbirds.  Sometimes, we too get confused about who we are and what we are about.

Then we need to remind ourselves of certain defining truths.  Christians are God's children; we have been adopted into his family.  We are chosen and loved.  Our family spans continents and centuries.  

"As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved..."  Colossians 3:12

"See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are."  1 John 3:1a

"By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."  1 Peter 1:3b-5

Our lives have purpose and meaning!  We follow Jesus and serve God wherever he sends us.  Sometimes we find ourselves backstage.  Sometimes we find ourselves center stage and proclaiming words of life.  Whether in the kitchen or in the board room, our joy is to love God and obey his commandments.  Our resume and our hard-won credentials matter much less than we assume.  

Indeed, the Apostle Paul came to think of his bloodline and accomplishments as baggage, garbage, or rubbish.  They can get in the way and confuse us as to our identity and primary mission.  

"I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith." Philippians 3:8b-9

You too can become a member of God's family anytime, anywhere.  He is waiting for you.

Praise God!

10,000 Reasons,  Celtic Worship, January 30, 2017

(Thanks DME once again for finding such inspirational music.)