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My Identity In Christ
by Mary Benton on Friday, Jul 11th, 2008 at 08:33 am

Like a small child who believes anything their parent tells them I am choosing to believe what my Father God is thinking about me. I am called and chosen by God. He has placed me into the kingdom of his Dear Son. Jesus’ joy was revealing Father God’s heart for us and as Boas redeem  Ruth, Jesus covered us with His blood. The Father rescued us from the  domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son (according to Col. 1:13). I am now in that Kingdom. Unlike Queen  Ester who under law could have been killed for coming to the King, my
Father wants me to boldly come before His throne of grace. Jesus said   we could ask the Father anything. Jesus says the Father loves me and I  am to request of the Father. We have been placed into the family. Family, as in God’s heart.

Loving caring relationships. Us in God and He in us. Reaching out to others inviting them into the family. Jesus was about the Father’s business and now we are to be about that same business – sharing the good news, that they can be adopted too! The Father is longing for them to come home to Him. It is our inheritance as family members to give ourselves to this cause. Ours and their adoption papers as stated in the bible are signed in his precious blood.

We are also called the Bride of Christ. Jesus referred to himself as the bridegroom. He tells Paul that marriage between a husband and wife is a pattern of how Christ loves us and how we should honor him, believing what he tells us, abiding in him, following him wherever he leads. We are betroth to the richest, most noble Person in the entire universe.

It is not a fairy tale, our Prince has come and He has brought His kingdom with Him. We must learn to walk by faith following the Spirit. Faith that is our evidence of things not seen. Faith that is substance *( **sub·stance **the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance or shadow; **reality) of our identity in Christ. I was dead in my trespasses and sin, I was in darkness concerning knowledge of God, but now I am alive! I am in the brilliant light of Christ and I am no longer hiding my light in Him, under a veil of false humility. I am thrilled about who I am in Him and I want the world to know they can be thrilled at who they are in Him. I will be thrilled next year, and the year after that, and for all eternity as He continues to take me into the heights, widths, lengths, and depths of His love for me. I have tapped in to the river of life, and I am a well-watered garden; His garden.*

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