Who Am I in Jesus
Christ?
In Jesus Christ, I am possible. Specifically, I
am powerful, mighty, strong, and able. “Then who in the
world can be saved?” the disciples asked Jesus. The NIV Study Bible Notes
explain that “salvation is totally the work of God.” Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “God
saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this;
it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have
done, so none of us can boast about it.”
An excerpt from John Rinehard’s, “What God Thinks About You,” brought scriptural
clarity to the truth of who we are in Jesus Christ:
“You are no longer darkness, but light
in my Son. Walk as children of light (Ephesians 5:8). You are the light
of the world, a city set on a hill (Matthew 5:14). I have called you
(2 Peter 1:3). I have chosen you
(Revelation 17:14). You are now a
saint, a servant, a steward, and a soldier (Romans 1:7; Acts 26:16; 1 Peter 4:10; 2 Timothy 2:3). You are a witness
and a worker (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 2:10). Through Jesus you
are victorious (1 Corinthians 15:57). You have a
glorious future (Romans 8:18). You are a citizen
of heaven (Philippians 3:20). You are an
ambassador for my Son (2 Corinthians 5:20)."
