Beloved, a chunk of our identity as Christians is in who Christ say we are, in Him.
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐๐)
โญโญ2 Corinthiansโฌ โญ5โฌ:โญ20โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ
โSo we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christโs representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.โ
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐:๐๐)
โญโญ Johnโฌ โญ1โฌ:โญ12โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ
โ But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His nameโ
โญโญ โญโญIsaiahโฌ โญ56โฌ:โญ5โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ โญโญ
โ To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.โ
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง (๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐-๐)
โญโญ Ephesiansโฌ โญ1โฌ:โญ4โฌ-โญ5โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ
โ just as [in His love]
He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight.
In love He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His willโโ
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These verses also indicate that Christians are;
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ and that and ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐.
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐.๐๐)
โญโญ 2 Corinthiansโฌ โญ5โฌ:โญ17โฌ โญAMPโฌโฌ
โ Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].โ

โญโญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Father in heaven, thank You for making us Your children.
Thank You Jesus for the gifts of salvation and sanctification.
Thank You for another day of life.
Holy Spirit, abide with us and give us the grace to abide in You.
In Jesus Christโs most sacred name I pray. Amen
Have a blessed day