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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.
Luke 11 has several classic stories of identity. In the opening story, we hear the Lord’s
Prayer. To whom is it we are
praying? Who’s kingdom do we
anticipate? Our identity comes from
God. He provides whatever we need in
order that our identity from Him is fulfilled!
He forgives us when we act outside of our identity.
However, as we move through the chapter we see even more examples
of identity. Jesus is accused of being
in league with Satan. If this isn’t an
attack on His identity, I don’t know what is.
But
look at how Jesus responds! Jesus points
people to God. Even when people want to
give praise to His mother for giving birth to Him and nurturing Him, Jesus
points us to God. His identity is coming
from the Father. Jesus is clear in this
chapter. Our identity needs to be rooted in God, nothing else.
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