Do You Know Who You Are?

“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”
2 Corinthians 5:16-17

For the past few weeks Dan and I have been watching an old television series on the computer. The show is called John Doe. The show is about a man who wakes up on an island off the coast of Washington state – he knows nothing personal about himself, hence the name John Doe. John, however, seems to know everything about everything else in the world – from the number of dimples on a golf ball to the complexities of neuroscience and more. He uses his skills to help the police solve crimes and all the while he is searching for himself – who he really is. Do you know who you are – really?

Our passage today gives us a hint – if we are in Christ we are new. Verse 20 of the same passage says we are ambassadors. In other places in scripture we are called heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ. In Ephesians we read that we are chosen and adopted as sons and daughters through Christ (Eph. 1:4-5) We also read that we are God’s workmanship (Eph. 2:10) Something God called very good way back in the beginning.

Because of this we are loved – we are treasured. In this we find ourselves and our purpose. We are to love others the way Christ loved us and as we love God and others we find our true selves. None of us who are in Christ Jesus are John or Jane Doe - HE knows our names, HE knows everything about us and HE calls us friend.

Do you know who you are? Seek Jesus and in so doing find the real you.

A prayer
Father – Thank you for choosing us, for making us new and for giving us purpose. Thank you for loving us just for who we are. Help us today and each day to know who we are in Christ and to live accordingly. Thank you for calling us brothers, sisters and friend. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.