WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST

When we know who Christ is, then we can begin to make sense of who we are in Him. Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:18 “I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called”. (NLT)

The reality is this: When you are a believer, you can count on the fact that you have a bright future regardless of what you may going thru. You might say, "But I'm in the middle of a crisis". God will get you through it. "But, I'm facing opposition." God will give you the victory. "But, I've already lost so many battles." God will turn the curse into a blessing. "But, I'm in pain!" God will never leave you; He will be there with you to give you the strength you need to overcome every challenge and every setback.

Notice what Paul says... (v. 18) “... that you may know...what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.” The word inheritance here refers to the Father's inheritance, not ours. I’ve always read this verse to mean that Paul was referring to all the good things that we inherit from God--heaven, forgiveness, salvation, and so on. But Paul isn't talking about what we will inherit. He's talking about what God will inherit. God will inherit the saints--that is, the church. You and me and the rest of us.

This is God's plan. He sent his Son into the world to die on the cross for our sins so that all who come to Him will be saved and will become a member of his church. (We're talking about the universal church, not this specific church.)

When you become a member of His church, the process begins in which he makes you pure and holy and blameless--a job he promises to finish. And when His work in you is done, He will receive you--along with all the members of his church--as His inheritance, His precious possession to be treasured throughout eternity. This is what God's people mean to Him. This is who you are in Christ.

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