My Identity Crisis!
I recently had an epiphany! For so many years I walked around identifying myself as someone I was not. I'd prayed and received the gift of salvation at the age of thirteen but continued to adopt the phrase, I'm just an ole sinner saved by grace. The issue with this statement is that the old sinner was nailed to the cross with Jesus and those sinful ways were covered under His blood. God's righteousness has now been imputed onto me through Christ's death, burial and resurrection. Because of it, He'll never hold any of my past, present or future transgressions against me as long as it's covered under that same blood covenant.
The reality is that I am no longer my own but I am as Pastor Barry Minkow puts it, "under new management." Paul wrote, I have been crucified with Christ. I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20).
I have now accepted this as my reality. Because Christ purchased my sins on Calvary's tree, I have been stripped of those old sin garments and clothed in His righteousness. The finalization of my adoption into the kingdom of God was my choosing to believe and receive that this gift that I could not earn was delivered to me by way of the cross. Sin's no longer my heart's pursuit but rather choosing to live out my identity as one who has been clothed in His righeousness. I pursue holiness.
Eric Lige
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
San Diego, CA
The reality is that I am no longer my own but I am as Pastor Barry Minkow puts it, "under new management." Paul wrote, I have been crucified with Christ. I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20).
I have now accepted this as my reality. Because Christ purchased my sins on Calvary's tree, I have been stripped of those old sin garments and clothed in His righteousness. The finalization of my adoption into the kingdom of God was my choosing to believe and receive that this gift that I could not earn was delivered to me by way of the cross. Sin's no longer my heart's pursuit but rather choosing to live out my identity as one who has been clothed in His righeousness. I pursue holiness.
Eric Lige
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
San Diego, CA
So true! This will help many (including myself) to see themselves for who we truly are! Thank you for sharing!
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Amen, brother! Truly I say, Amen! God seeks the conversion of all mankind from the power of darkness to His merciful light of forgiveness and abiding grace, no matter how dark the sin nor how long the fall. We only have to put our trust in Him. Someone said it best once: "We must let go, and let God." God bless, my friend.
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