Written by Louie Giglio, a contemporary pastor, author, and speaker. This is an excerpt from his book “Seeing God as a Perfect Father.”
Our understanding of our new identity changes everything for us. By nature, we are not lost spiritual pilgrims. We are not simply churchgoers. We are not trying to be “do-gooders.” We are not merely shined-up sinners. Who we are now at the core is this: We are born of God. He is our perfect Father. We have received Christ, and we believe in His name. We are new creatures whose DNA is being transformed by the One who made us. When we wake up to our true identities in Christ, we are no longer bound by the chains of our earthly burdens.
Prayer:
Today’s prayer is from “The Vally of Vision” – a book of Puritan Prayer.
I was dead in iniquities, having no eyes to see thee,
no ears to hear thee
no taste to relish thy joys
no intelligence to know thee;
But thy Spirit has quickened me,
has brought me into a new world as a new creature…
thou hast drawn me with cords of love. Amen.
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