If you were to ask me who I am, I would probably give you a great answer such as: "First I am a Christian, and then I am a wife, then a daughter, sister, aunt... and so on." While I do truly believe that, in my lower days, the ones I struggle through a bit more, I can start to think that who I am is the culmination of what I get accomplished in a day. Or, I can think of who I am in terms of relationships, I am "so and so's" friend, I am Dave's daughter, I am a member of FBC.
Again, those things are true, but it's easy to turn those into comparative relationships. My Dad has 5 daughters, and on any given day my sisters could be, and really are most of the time, much better daughters then I am. I may be someone's friend, but am I their BEST friend? I am a member of FBC, but again, I'm not the best member, being fully sacrificial and serving the church to the best of my ability... there is always going to be someone who can do better than me.
Well this morning I listened to a sermon on 1 Peter 2:9 and I was so encouraged to remember that who I am is not
based on what I do, and really brought my thinking back to.. "First I am a Christian.."
"Now I love that first part as much as I love any of them. We are a chosen race. You have not just individuals but a race of people, and it's a race that's built across cultures and across colors. There's a new chosen race, the church of Jesus Christ, the legitimate Israel of God, the chosen ones of God. Therefore, this race is made up of all tribes, all tongues, and all nations. So really, your identity as a part of the chosen race has nothing to do with you, but has everything to do with the fact that God has chosen you." -Matt Chandler
That is who I am, I am a chosen child of God, His possession.
In my low days I can remember this truth, and know that the most important thing I accomplish in my day is to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called me out of darkness into light!
1 Peter 2:9
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."
"Now I love that first part as much as I love any of them. We are a chosen race. You have not just individuals but a race of people, and it's a race that's built across cultures and across colors. There's a new chosen race, the church of Jesus Christ, the legitimate Israel of God, the chosen ones of God. Therefore, this race is made up of all tribes, all tongues, and all nations. So really, your identity as a part of the chosen race has nothing to do with you, but has everything to do with the fact that God has chosen you." -Matt Chandler
That is who I am, I am a chosen child of God, His possession.
In my low days I can remember this truth, and know that the most important thing I accomplish in my day is to proclaim the excellencies of Him who called me out of darkness into light!
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