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Straight to the Cross

COLUMN: Friend to Friend

Remember Who You Are!
by Phil Sanders

When you are down, discouraged, disappointed and
depressed, remember who you are!

Since I am in Christ, by the grace of God…

I am God's child (Galatians 3:26,27).

I am a saint (1 Corinthians 1:2).

I am a disciple (Matthew 28:19).

I am a Christian (1 Peter 4:16).

I have been justified by faith, completely
forgiven and made righteous (Romans 5:1).

I have died with Christ and died to the power of
sin's rule over my life (Romans 6:1-6).

I am free from condemnation (Romans 8:1).

I have been given the mind of Christ (1
Corinthians 2:16).

I have been bought with a price; I am not my own;
I belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).

I have been given the Holy Spirit as an earnest of
my inheritance (Romans 1:13,14).

I no longer live for myself but for Christ (2
Corinthians 5:14,15). I am crucified with Christ,
and I no longer live. I live by faith in the Son
of God (Galatians 2:20).

I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the
heavenly places (Romans 1:3).

I will be raised up and seated with Christ in the
heavenly places (Romans 2:6).

I have access through Him in one Spirit to the
Father (Romans 2:18). I can access the Father
through Him with boldness and confidence (Romans
3:12).

I have been rescued from the domain of darkness
and transferred into the kingdom of God's beloved
Son (Colossians 1:13,14). I have been redeemed and
forgiven of all my sins (Colossians 1:13,14).

I have Christ Himself in me, the hope of glory
(Colossians 1:27). I am firmly rooted in Christ
and am now being built in Him (Colossians 2:7).

I am made complete in Christ (Colossians 2:10). My
life is now hidden with Christ in God. Christ is
now my life (Colossians 3:1-4).

I do not have to be afraid, since God has given me
a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline (2
Timothy 1:7).

I am sanctified by the suffering of Christ, and
Jesus is not ashamed to call me brother (Hebrews
2:9-11).

I have the right to come boldly before the throne
of God to find mercy and grace to help in time of
need (Hebrews 4:16).

I am part of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, a people for God's own possession. I
have been called out of darkness into His
marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9).

I have been granted everything pertaining to life
and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him
who called us by His own glory and excellence (2
Peter 1:3).

By the grace of God, we are what we are. Perhaps
it would help us all to remember who we are when
down or tempted or challenged.

You think about it, and it's pretty amazing what
God has called us to.

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