You cannot live how you were designed to without knowing who you are.
..."for in Christ you are all sons of God through faith..." Galatians 3:26
This was written in a culture in which the son 'got it all.'
I am a composer. But more practically, I am a small business owner. But more importantly, I am a father. But still more importantly I am a husband. But most fundamentally, I am a son of God.
This identity makes me heir to the most valuable, most desirable, most beautiful, and satisfying inheritance in existence. "In Your presence is fullness of joy." It is GOD Himself.
How am I a son of God? When Jesus left heaven and lived among us, He laid aside His privileges of Sonship. When He said, "Not My will, but Yours be done," He was choosing the path of losing His rights and privileges of Sonship, rather than continuing to enjoy them without you. The cry of Jesus, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" expressed the tormenting cost through which God could adopt us as His children, grant us the right to call Him "Father,"and hear Him say to us, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you."
Jesus took what you deserve, so that you could receive what only He deserves.
Don't live one day without accepting your core identity, and enjoying your Inheritance. "The Lord is my portion...I have a beautiful inheritance." Psalm 16:5-6 "...I am...your exceeding great reward." Genesis 15:1
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