Who are you?

READ:  John 1:19-23

JOHN WAS ASKED AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, THAT I WANT TO ASK YOU TODAY.  WHO ARE YOU?  NOT JUST YOUR NAME, BUT WHO ARE YOU?  REALLY! 

Many people, both real and imagined, believe they know who they are.  But the question I want to focus on today is WHO ARE YOU? 

John knew who he was and … Jesus Knew who he was!

Joh 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life:

Joh 9:5 I am the light of the world.

Joh 10:7 I am the door of the sheep.

Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd:

Joh 11:25 I am the resurrection, and the life:

Joh 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven:

Joh 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

Joh 15:1 I am the true vine.

One of the saddest things in the church, is that religion has so blinded the body of Christ that we spend most of our lives, praying for and striving for and working for that which is already ours by our spiritual birthright.

According to the word of God we are:

Redeemed:

Gal 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:  That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

We are Righteous:

2 Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

We are Bold:

Eph 3:12  In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

We are Strong:

Eph 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

We are the habitation of God:

1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

We are blessed:

Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

We are healed:

1Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

This is a key to Spiritual maturity, You have got to know your Spiritual Identity-It’s your spiritual Identity that connects you to your destiny, and your Heritage.

Your spirit knows who you are, there is no Identity crisis in your spirit, but it is your mind that must come to this knowledge. You must have your mind renewed by the word of God, to bring your mind into agreement with your new creation spirit.

We are a son or daughter of God:

1 Jo 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God,

1 Jo 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:

Ro 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

If you do not know that you are a son of God, (you have no spiritual authority) If you are ashamed to confess your spiritual son ship (you have no spiritual authority).

We have the same son ship positioning with God that Jesus had, and when we stand into that position we also have the same authority.

We are In Christ:

Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

So what do you say about yourself? Who do you think you are?  WHO ARE YOU?

YOU ARE WHO GOD SAYS YOUR ARE!

You are redeemed, you are a new creature, you are the righteousness of God, you are the head and not the tail, the lender and not the borrower, the healed of the Lord the salt of the earth, the light of the world.

You are more than a conqueror, you are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.

You have been given all things that pertain to life and godliness.  You are a branch of the true vine

You are a son or a daughter of God with all the rights and privileges and authority of that position.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.

As a man thinketh in his heart so is he (Pro 23:7)