Monday, January 11

Answer this question: How would you describe yourself?
Go ahead, make a list and jot a few things down that describe who you are…


What kinds of things did you write down? What characteristics or qualities made your list? It is not a very easy thing to capture in just a few words is it?

Now read Ephesians 2:11-22…

What are the characteristics that define the people Paul is writing to in this passage?
What single fact shapes their identity?

Do you see yourself primarily and fundamentally as a member of God’s family?
Is the fact that you belong to Christ the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about who you are?

Sociologists and psychologists tell us that the primary issue for early adolescents is “identity formation”, they are trying to answer the question; who am I? From a spiritual perspective, I think this is the primary issue for every human being regardless of their age.

Questions for reflection:

How have you struggled with this question in your own life?

How does the passage in Ephesians help you answer this primary question?

How might your view of yourself & your view of others change if you were more secure in your identity in Christ?


Thank God for giving you a new identity in Christ and ask God to give you the security in Him that you need…