How God Sees You
To be able to understand your identity as a follower of Christ, you need to understand how God sees you.
How God Sees His Children
Your true identity is ultimately based on what God has done for you. In the Bible, God tells us often about how He views His people. Let’s take a look at what He says about you, if you received Him as your Lord and Savior. (Learn how to have a personal relationship with God and ask Him to be your Lord and Savior.).
You Are Chosen.
In Christ, you are not only loved but chosen. God sent His own Son to earth to die in your place so that you could be included in His family.
God was not obligated to choose you based on your performance or credentials. He chose to carry out an intricate plan that involved the death of His own perfect Son, which allowed you the opportunity to be a child of God.
You are no mistake. You are chosen and wanted.
You Are Loved.
In Christ, you are loved. You were created with a purpose. You are not just a convenient carbon copy of someone else. You were created uniquely and with intention. God lovingly designed every detail of your person. Can you imagine the love involved with that intricate design?
What does the Bible say about your identity?
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Ephesians 2:19
“You are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.”
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Ephesians 2:10
“We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
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2 Corinthians 9:8
“God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
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Zephaniah 3:17
“The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
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2 Corinthians 5:17
“If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
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1 Peter 2:9
“You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”
