Sometimes I think that it would be fun to take on a new identity. Perhaps I could be an undercover police officer who unravels sophisticated criminal operations. Or I could become an government insider working with the power brokers to achieve significant improvements for all of us. Maybe I could lead a top philanthropic organization to help millions of people. These are just dreams and probably unlikely, given my age.
But it is possible to receive a new identity, far greater than the ones I mentioned and greater than we can even imagine. In Romans 9:25-26 God is quoted as saying, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people’, and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved’. And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people’, there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.'”
No matter what kind of person you have been. No matter what kind of environment you have come from. No matter what you think of yourself or believe others think of you. You can have a new identity. When we believe in Jesus Christ for salvation and redemption, God calls us His child, His beloved, and one of His people. Past identities are covered by the blood of Jesus and washed away, never to be remembered by God. Our new identity destroys the former ones. We become God’s beloved child. This is life’s highest honor.
Don’t delay in joining the family of God with your new identity and the forever blessings of God. Contact me through this site if I can assist you.
Reluctant Retiree 