Knowing Our Identification in Christ Is Important (Part 2)

2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV

Those of us who God has spared to see 2022 are indebted to Him more than ever to know the importance of whom we are in the Christ Jesus. We acknowledge that if justice had plumbed the line, we would’ve been gone home as many of our loved ones are. However, in 2022 we have a chance to prove our identification in Christ. Follow Paul’s urging and “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1, ESV). We don’t have to submit acceptable forms as proof of identification like we do online or in person at the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) to purchase our ID. Over 2000 years ago Jesus purchased our Real Identification on “The Old Rugged Cross” at Calvary by giving his life that we might have everlasting life. We must surrender ourselves totally to our gracious Father – heart, mind, and soul – through faith in Christ Jesus, accepting him as our personal Savior and Lord.

Apostle Paul says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV). Oh, how sweet it is to know that our identity is in Christ! Yes, we are renewed by the Holy Spirit. Romans 6:10-11 declares “¹⁰ For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. ¹¹ Likewise you also, consider yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” In Christ we are a new creation. God’s plan of salvation is complete in Jesus. Let’s accept it as truth and let his resurrection life be a reality in ours; that’s our identification. Our old corrupt nature of darkness has passed away. A spiritual awakening has taken place; a new life has come.

So let our resolve in 2022 be continuous growth in Christ. Let us not be complacent. Satan, our adversary, is always lurking, waiting to pounce like a “roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). Knowing our identification in Christ is important to our renewed union with him.