Beholding and Becoming #11 God's View Of You

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Our oldest grandson is carrying on the Andrews football legacy
His younger brother is following in his footsteps.



Being part of a team be it family, sports, scholastics or work we can set ourselves up as being the recipients of criticism and harsh self comparisons and evaluation.

Ruth states in Chapter 11 that "Being yourself is not as important as being His!...The higher we esteem-honor-or revere God for who He is, the truer our view of ourselves....lifting our hearts in worship to Him causes us to value who He created us to be, in spite of our imperfections...He considers us worthy of rescue."

"Worthy of rescue" made me think of the things that drop into the lake. We often say, if the lake dries up there will be a lot of lost "stuff" to see down there. I know we have an assortment of deck chairs, fishing rods and keys off our dock!  If a favorite toy or your sunglasses take the plunge you may resolve they are not worth finding someone with an air tank to dive way down into the depths of the lake to retrieve them.  Now your wedding ring or a beloved piece of jewelry goes down...that may be worth the effort.

God sees us as worthy of rescuing, to the point of sacrificing his own son.  We are His treasured possessions.

Simons challenge is to change the way we view ourselves by...
Memorize scripture.
Stop condemning yourself.
Choose a high view of God.
Rehearse your identity in Christ.

The following scriptures are worth the hunt. Highlight these in your Bible and remember you are...

His child                           
    But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become 
    children of God.                 John 1:12

Forgiven                              Ephesians 1:7
Free                                      Romans 8:2
Loved                                   Colossians 3:12
Made New                          1 Corinthians 5:17
Lacking Nothing                Philippians 4:19
Chosen                                 Ephesians 1:4
Set Apart                             1 Corinthians 1:30
Joint Heirs with Christ     Romans 8:17

A Citizen of Heaven           

     But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,   
     who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables 
     him even to subject all things to himself.   Philippians 3:20-21

The Song

"I Am Who You Say"  Hillsong  



 

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