The Truth Will Set You Free, Part 4

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Imagine this scene: A young boy lives in a small frame house in the inner city. He is surrounded by poverty and crime. His days are filled with emptiness and despair. There seems to be no way out. He does poorly in school because he has no motivation.

One afternoon a gentleman knocks on the door. He shares staggering news - the young boy is a direct descendant of a writer of world renown. From that moment on, the boy is never the same. He studies hard; he goes to the library; he helps his parents. Yet all that is changed is how he views himself.

Do you see why it is so important to see ourselves in the light of God’s truth? We are not plain Joes and Janes; we are God’s sons and daughters. We are not rescued sinners with streaks of goodness; we are saints - the holy people of God. We are not the same, ordinary people we were before we received Christ; we are entirely new creations. There has been a radical change. We are now heirs with Christ. All that God has is ours as we receive His blessings humbly by faith (John 16:13-15).

How do you see yourself today? Lonely, inadequate, defeated, afraid? The truth of who you are in Christ will set you free.

“...Let Us make man in Our image...” Genesis 1:26