Do you have a “me do!” attitude? I struggle with that. Check out how God showed me to me through His Word. A phrase in 2 Chronicles 15:2 jumped off the page at me — “The Lord is with you when you are with Him.” It soooo echoes “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” … Read More
Afraid??
Do you ever get afraid? The Psalmist wrote in Psalm 118 – “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (v.6). How could he utter that statement when by all appearances things were not going well? The answer is found in two things. First, He had called out to God and received … Read More
I am ADOPTED by God
The dictionary defines “adoption” as taking someone by choice into a relationship; the act or process of giving official acceptance or approval to something. As believers, we have been adopted into God’s family! Let’s dig in and discover what that means. One of the richest Gospel passages that reveals the blessings associated with our adoption as children of God … Read More
Me and Asaph
So I was reading in the Psalms this morning…Psalm 73 to be exact. I was struck with how much Asaph and I have in common. As we walk through this Psalm together, you’ll see what I mean; and perhaps you’ll find that you have something in common with us too! 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who … Read More
I am RECONCILED to God
Next in the list of “Who I am In Christ” is “I am RECONCILED to God”. Let’s start off by defining the word reconciled (katallassō in the Greek language). Romans 5:10 says “…we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son…”. The word “reconciled” is in the passive voice which means that I am the “receiver” of the … Read More
I am JUSTIFIED by God
“I am JUSTIFIED by God” “Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.”(Galatians … Read More
I am REGENERATED by God
“I am REGENERATED by God” “He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness,But according to His own mercy by the washing of regenerationAnd renewal of the Holy Spirit.” (Titus 3:5) As I meditate on this verse, the word HE is the key. He, GOD, saved us, and if that declaration wasn’t clear enough, the next phrase was … Read More
I am CALLED by God
As I am studying my way through “who I am in Christ”, I am eternally grateful for the work God has done on my behalf. Last week we looked at “I am CHOSEN by God”, and I experienced such a sense of relief and such joy in knowing that it was God’s choice to make me His, AND it was … Read More
I am CHOSEN by God
In this world of changing values and opinions, it is so easy to allow “the world” to determine my value and worth instead of rooting myself into who God says I am. We are bombarded so many times each day, whether by songs that play on the radio, by shows we choose to watch on tv (and don’t even get … Read More
Psalm 26:2-3 (Part 1)
This morning I was reading Psalm 26, and as I studied, I saw one of the reasons God may have called David “a man after my own heart”. As I sat in verses 2 and 3, I was convicted and was also challenged, and for both of those things I am so very grateful to the Spirit of God. “Prove … Read More