God Doesn't Lie

At times, it's easy to let ourselves be deceived into diverting our attention away from God's promises and our true identity in Christ.

Hebrews 6:18-19 tells us that God keeps his promises.  Through Christ, God promises that we are part of his family.  We can rest assured, literally, that we belong to Him.  We are in his arms.

"So God has given both his promise and his oath.  These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.  Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.  This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.  It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary."

Remember a short time ago, Galatians 2:20 was posted:  "My old self was crucified with Christ.  It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

We have God's promise that Christ lives in us; those who believe.

We also know that we can believe God's promises.
- God loved and chose us to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  He adopted us into his family through Jesus Christ.

- We know from eyewitness accounts (like John and many others) that Jesus lived, was crucified, and was seen again after his resurrection.  This is fact, not fiction.

- We know God is good.  For instance, he loves me more than I can even love my own children!  If my daughter asks for bread, would I give her a stone?  No!  We can count on God being good to us, because he loves us.

"Father, thank you for reminding me of who I am in and through my faith in Jesus Christ, who loved me and died for me, even while I sinned.  Thank you for your promise of my true identity - I am yours, living in the dangerous security of your life for me.  Would you forgive me for taking my eyes off of you?  For allowing my self to be deceived into forgetting who I really am?  I accept your forgiveness and bow to your will for me.  Amen."