Sweet Sounds From Heaven

When anyone has their identity stolen, they are in a heap of trouble. They cannot prove who they are and someone else is enjoying their possessions, playing with their toys. These possessions have been stolen from the rightful owner. This can turn into a real freak show. May be the reason this writer relishes St. John 10:10, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Our enemy should constantly be reminded that he cannot steal, kill or destroy anything that belongs to us and ours.

When we realize who we are in Christ, and therefore what our rights are in Him, we will not tolerate the thief. When the thief has been found out, he has to return the ‘stuff’ to the rightful owner. When we are born again, or some translations say born from above, we are new creatures. II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any person is engrafted in Christ, the Messiah, he is a new creature altogether, a new creation; the old previous moral and spiritual condition has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!

We have rights. We are now a child of the King, yet so many continue to live and act like orphans. This writer knows a little bit about orphan mentality because of her past. Seems like things were somewhat unconventional from the very beginning. However, once light came and she realized that God loved her, everything changed; no more distortions from the dark side of town. She is moving out and moving up, she saw herself in a brand new light.

Remember when Moses sent the spies out to check out the land and they returned carrying a pole full of grapes on their shoulders (Numbers 13). That was the evidence that the land was indeed plentiful, however they saw obstacles; big, strong obstacles. They saw what the Lord had given them, but they cried and felt sorry for themselves because they saw themselves as grasshoppers ~ small, unable to take possession. These people did not know who they were or who their God was. They did not know they had been given a ‘helper’. Believers are still living that way today, clinging to their past; not realizing that it’s a new day and a new game plan. Hey! We are new creatures.

David, on the other hand, viewed obstacles differently, (I Samuel 17). Even though he was not given a fair shake by his brothers and others, David knew his obstacles did not have a covenant and he knew that he did have a covenant. This covenant relationship makes all the difference in the world. I Samuel 17: 45, 46 Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the ranks of Israel, Whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand; and I will smite you, and cut off your head; and I will give the corpses of the army of the Philistine this day to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

Glory to God!! What an attitude; take that devil. That jerk may have kept us in the dark for a season, but that season is over. We have learned of our covenant rights. No longer are we held back because of our past. It does not matter that we were born on the wrong side of the tracks, or that our parents never got out of the 3rd grade, or that we got stuck in the 8th. It does not matter that we were born in a particular ethnic group. It does not matter that we were so poor, we slept 5 in a bed to stay warm and hand-me-downs were exciting. Good news, even ‘blonds’ can have brains because of the Blood of Jesus. It does not matter that we were identified with deep, dark sin and rebellion, and thought that was just our lot in life. Like David, we may have been way down on the world’s totem pole; however, God had a plan and Jesus was His Man, and we were the reason for it all.

What matters is that we are new creatures, a new species of beings that never before existed. God chose us before we were in our mother’s womb, so get used to this Royalty. We don’t dare live an unsatisfactory, joyless, humdrum life when the King has adopted us into His family. Scoot up to the table and say “pass the biscuits!” When thoughts come into your mind about your past, don’t identify with them. Things have changed. You are forgiven. Let all the earth know that there is a God in Israel and His Spirit dwells inside of you. Receive your inheritance. Step right up and take it like a worthy, covenant man.

Don’t let the enemy of your soul, who stole your past also rob you of your future. Read your ‘bill of rights’ to that sucker. He knows he lost a good sinner when he lost us, but the point is, he lost us and God found us. Thank You Jesus! We’ve been found and the accuser of the brethren has been found out. We have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.  Now it’s our time to shine and rule and reign in life through the one Lord Jesus Christ, who always causes us to triumph. Our Identity Determines Our Destiny!!!

Jesus legally defeated our enemy and took away all of his authority. We can rest in that victory knowing that the battle has already been won. Trust me, Jesus knows how to deliver a knockout punch. Jesus knows how to pick us up and stand us upright on our feet. He knows how to surround us with His Spirit so that we can go forward without fear. II Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity ~ of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear ~ but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of a calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

Jesus smashed the competition and the partition ~ the wall is down. Walk on in and recover everything that legally belongs to you. Don’t let the devil steal your identity. Just because he is going to hell, does not mean that you have to live like you are going there too. When Jesus revealed Himself, you were immediately marked. You are redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ and set aside for His service. Don’t let the accuser of the brethren continue to toy with you. For goodness sake, put an end to the freak show. What do you think this is, Halloween????

Agree with what God says about you. Believe what God says about you. Say what God says about you. See yourself like God sees you, and Become Fully Transformed!! This is your new I. D.  With this New Passport, God can use you anywhere, anytime!!

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