Date: 21-May-2024
Name: Flo
Topic: NEW IDENTITY
Content:
1 John 3: 1-10
Who do you think you are? You and I are always assigning to ourselves some kind of identity.
And the things that you and I do. are shaped by the identity that we have given ourselves.
So it's important to acknowledge that God has not just forgiven you (and that is a wonderful thing), but he has also given you a brand-new identity.
The problem, sadly, is that many of us live in a constant, or at least a rather regular, state of identity amnesia.
We forget who we are, and when we do, we begin to give way to doubt, fear, and timidity. Identity amnesia makes you feel poor when in fact you are rich.
It makes you feel foolish when in fact you are in a personal relationship with the One who is wisdom.
It makes you feel unable when in fact you have been blessed with strength. It makes you feel alone when in fact, since the Spirit lives inside of you, it is impossible for you to be alone. You feel unloved when in fact, as a child of the heavenly Father, you have been graced with eternal love.
Prayer Points:
Prayer Points
1. Father, I thank You for the great love You have lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. Help me to fully embrace this identity and live in the truth of Your love.
2. Lord, open my eyes to the fullness of what it means to be Your child. Transform me daily to become more like Christ
3. Father, purify my heart and mind. Help me to live a life that is modelled after Jesus, staying away from sin and lawlessness.
4. Father, strengthen me to live in You and resist any form of sin
5. Father, give me discernment to recognize and reject anything that leads me astray.
6. Father, grant me the strength to stand firm against the enemy and live in the victory You have secured for me
7. Father, help me to love people around me genuinely. Let my life reflect the love and unity that come from being Your child.
