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Discipleship Focus: Identity
- Identity: Our true identity comes from the Father. Only when our identity comes from God can we be obedient in ways that satisfy our person to our core.
This chapter is a no-brainer when it comes to talking about
identity. The Nazirite vow is the
epitome of making a promise to God and then separating oneself from the
world. Living a life where one’s
identity is established solely according to the ways of the Lord is quite
literally what the Nazirite vow was all about!
When a person took a Nazirite vow, they were voluntarily foregoing
many of the cultural benefits of society – such as drinking alcohol and
anything from the grapevine. The Nazirite
was a person who desired to draw closer to God and do so by separating
themselves from the ways of the world and embracing the more difficult ways of
God. That is a great summary of the
general guiding principles of a person who wants their identity to come from
the Father and not from the world around them.
We also hear identity all over the Aaronic Blessing. Where does the blessing come from? Who shines His face upon us and is gracious
to us? Who looks upon us with
favor? Who gives us peace? The Lord.
Life is lived best when our identity comes from the Lord.
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