Jan 30, 2019
In this solo episode, I’m talking about identity, specifically our identity in Christ as daughters of the Most High King. You’ll hear how I struggled early on as a Christian to even understand what this means and how to live it out. To explain what it means to find our identity in Christ, I also share what it’s not, meaning you’re going to hear a bit about my messy life before Jesus (um, yes, it’s still messy AFTER Jesus but just in a different way now!)
I share a bunch of verses from scripture as proof that this is who we are: Daughters of the Most High King, in the hope that you’ll be inspired to dig into God’s Word to see for yourself how this truth is reflected there (not because of who we are but because of Who He is). If you don’t believe it right now, that’s okay. But then, once you see it for yourself in His Word, I hope you’ll begin to rehearse it in your own mind (i.e. renew your mind with this truth) and then begin to believe it and live it out and let it be the freedom and hope with which you pursue whatever dream God has placed on your heart to do with your one precious life.
Looking for the printable scripture cards I mentioned in this episode? You’ll find them in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Group in Facebook. Click here to join and then, once you’re in, search for “Daughter of the King Scripture Cards."
You’ll find the show notes, those verses I mentioned, and links
to the three on-air coaching calls from last summer, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/107
MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
On-air Coaching – Session 1 with Cynthia Culver
On-air Coaching – Session 2 with Cynthia Culver
On-air Coaching – Session 3 with Cynthia Culver
Next week’s guest: April Matt with Along the Way
SCRIPTURE:
YOU ARE A CHILD (DAUGHTER) OF GOD
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through
faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have
clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor
Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and
female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you
belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and
heirs according to the promise.
~ Galatians 3:26-29 (NIV)
YOU ARE AN HEIR, WITH CHRIST
Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and
co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order
that we may also share in his glory.
~ Romans 8:17 (NIV)
YOU ARE HIS BELOVED
“This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.”
~ Matthew 3:17 (ESV)
HE CALLS YOU BY NAME. YOU ARE HIS.
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are
mine.
Isaiah 43:1 (ESV)
YOU ARE ADOPTED AND CHOSEN
For he chose us in him before the creation of the
world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In
love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through
Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the
praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in
the One he loves.
Ephesians 1:4-6 (NIV)
YOU ARE HIS TREASURED
POSSESSION
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God
has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to
be his people, his treasured possession.
~ Deuteronomy 7:6 (NIV)
HE DELIGHTS IN YOU WITH LOUD SINGING
For
the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your
fears.
He will rejoice over you with joyful
songs.”
~ Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
HE RUNS TO YOU WHEN YOU ARE FAR OFF
“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long
way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and
compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
~ Luke 15:20 (NLT)
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