Being True to God

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"For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God." 1 Peter 1:23 New Living Translation

Our world seems to be in the throes of an identity crisis, if not the world, at least our nation. We don't know who we are.

This identity crisis in the world is reflected in the Christian community. We also don't know who we are. For too many years churches have tried to copy "successful" churches, that is, congregations that are growing faster than ours is. That process has created an identity crisis for the saints of God.

What we see happening in the church is also happening in our individual lives. We are bombard by messages that tell us that to be successful in life we need to be like the famous people, those who have money and popularity. We become confused as to what it means to be true to ourselves.

Peter reminds us that our identity is found in our new birth. Through this new birth we are given a new name. We are called the children of God. That's our true identity.

Knowing our identity gives us the freedom to explore what it means to be called children of God. When people don't know their identity their energy is expended in discovering that identity to the point they can never explore who they really are.

Through Christ and his mercy for us on the cross, we have the joy of exploring our identity in God. This discovery of our identity is not about being true to ourselves. It is about being true to God, the one who has declared us to be his children.

The picture of this fast flowing stream reminds us that discovering who we are in Christ brings life. This is a living stream just as we are alive in Christ. We are alive to explore this amazing love that God has for us.

The joy of this week's journey is the joy of being true to God in this process of reclaiming our true identity.

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