by Jim Travis
Ask a group of believers how they see themselves and you will likely receive many different answers... Ranging from “I'm just a dirty rotten sinner saved by Grace.”, “I'm just a sheep following the Shepherd, to “I'm just a servant”. While all of these things have a certain element of truth, they all fall short of what the Bible says is our true identity in Christ, and it is this realization of this identity that can enable us to operate in the victory and authority which Christ has given to us.
If we are not sure of our identity, we can never truly live with authority. A Police officer who is not aware of his identity will never make use of his authority to arrest criminals – even though the power has been given to him. Likewise, we as believers have been given authority from God Himself, but if we are not sure of our identity, we will never be able to make use of that power. So this is what we will be studying today.