Tag: identity
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“Becoming” in Christ
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; hold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Our faith as Christians isn’t an external belief—it is a new identity. It is a change that is wrought from the inside out. The moment we place our faith in…
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Whatever You Do
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Do you teach? Teach with love and pray for your students. Let them see Jesus in you. Do you sing, dance, or paint? Let your creativity pour forth in praise. Do you work in an…
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From Broken to Beautiful: We All Have a Story
“Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me all that I ever did’” (John 4:39). I may be the owner of a small, simple soul, but I am also a vessel of the Holy Spirit of our loving, limitless God. I may feel I have nothing to offer God, but…
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When You Feel Unworthy for What You Haven’t Done
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24, emphasis added). To the one feeling unworthy today, not because of anything you have done, but perhaps because of what you…
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We All Have a Story to Tell
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with out eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with out hands, concerning the word of life” (1 John 1:1). Because of Jesus, I have a story to tell. “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which…
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You Are of More Value…
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29-31, emphasis added.) God sees you. God knows you. God values…
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Holding On
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:29, emphasis added). To the woman feeling small in her faith today, as if she is hanging on by a thread, as if things would be better if only she…
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Seen As We Were Meant to Be.
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). Do you ever find yourself wondering how…
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Freedom FROM
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The world’s idea of freedom is freedom TO. But only Jesus can offer us freedom FROM. In Jesus: We are free from sin, guilt, and shame. We are free from the fear of death and what lies beyond.…
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I Will Cast My Crown
“The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, ‘Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and…