#I AM WHO I AM JESUS CHRIST FREE#
Through the blood of Jesus Christ we are forgiven and set free from sin: “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins” (Ephesians 1:7, NLT see also Galatians 5:1 1 Corinthians 6:20 1 John 1:9). It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God” (1 Peter 1:18–19, NLT). And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. So valuable are we to God that He purchased us with the precious blood of His Son, Jesus Christ: “For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. God made us in His own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26–27 5:1 9:6 James 3:9).
God says we are the result of His artistic skill and craftsmanship. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT). He calls me His workmanship: “For we are God’s masterpiece. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son” (Ephesians 1:4–6, NLT see also 1 Thessalonians 1:4 2:13). This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. God says I am chosen, adopted into His family through Jesus Christ to be His child forever: “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God is not timid about expressing His boundless love for us He repeatedly affirms in Scripture that we are born of God, His very own treasured children (John 1:12–13 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 Galatians 3:26 Romans 8:17 Isaiah 43:1). But why base our identity and sense of self-worth on the opinions of other flawed beings when God’s view of us is the only one that truly matters? The most important question we can ask concerning our identity is this: Who does God say I am? The Bible contains the only reliable answers about who we are in Christ and what God thinks of us who have been born again.įirst and foremost, God says I am His beloved child: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). We want to be valued, loved, respected, and admired. Many of us waste time worrying about what other people think of us.
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