Identity in Christ

Jeremiah 29:11 

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Matthew 16:18  

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

2 Corinthians 5:21  

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Galatians 3:27 & 29

27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

2 Corinthians 5:17  

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Romans 4:6 & 11

6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

Romans 8:1-2  

1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Romans 8:11  

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

Hang In There

 “Those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved.”  Matthew 10:22

Are you discouraged as a parent? Hang in there. Are you pessimistic about your job? Roll up your sleeves and go at it again. No communication in your marriage? Give it one more shot . .

The Land of Promise, says Jesus, awaits those who endure. It is not just for those who make the victory laps or drink champagne. No sir. The Land of Promise is for those who simply remain to the end.