Identity Theft

Too many Christ-followers are suffering from "Identity theft". It seems like every other commercial on t.v. is about how to keep your identity from being stolen and have your life ruined. The one that amazes me the most is the dude that drives around town with his social security number painted on the side of semi-tractor trailor. He's pretty confident. I'm nervous about putting it out there on anything let alone a tractor trailor! He's confident that with the protection of his company no one can steal his identity. But, it seems to me that too many of us have allowed someone to steal our identity. The evil one would like nothing better than for me to have the wrong perception of who I really am. So, he tries to steal my identity. He whispers in my ear, "you're not good enough"..."you're a failure"..."you're unworthy"..."you're unloved"..."you're hopeless"..."how could you keep making that same mistake over and over again? You're unforgivable." Apart from Christ, I am all of these things. But, in Christ, none of these are true. That's who I really am. In Christ I am good enough, I am a success, I am worthy, I am loved, I am full of hope, I am forgiven. And if you know Christ, so are you. "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy, and dearly loved..." Colossians 3:12