July 28
Isaiah 63:15-66:24; 2 Kings 20:20-21; 2 Chronicles 32:32-33
Who am I? This question of identity is central. If we had a stable family when we were young, we may have found our identity there, then after leaving home we may have tried to find it in a career or romantic relationship, but we were always trying to discover who we were. At the end of Isaiah we see where this issue of identity is addressed. God wanted Judah to understand that the only stable, lasting place to find their identity was in him. He uses the language in Isaiah 63 and 64 of God as Father.
We are very comfortable with this understanding of God now, especially because of the Lord's Prayer, but it is quite rare in the Old Testament. As our earthly families give us an identity, our relationship to God as our Heavenly Father gives us an eternal family and permanent identity. We do not have to fear abuse, alienation, or abandonment from our loving Father; we can rest in him.
As we consider who we are, we should always rest in the fact we are a loved, permanent child of God. No matter what we do, this is always who we are.
Father God, thank you that you are my father. Thank you that in you I have an eternal family and permanent identity. Amen.
How should our permanent identity in Christ impact our lives?
Who am I? This question of identity is central. If we had a stable family when we were young, we may have found our identity there, then after leaving home we may have tried to find it in a career or romantic relationship, but we were always trying to discover who we were. At the end of Isaiah we see where this issue of identity is addressed. God wanted Judah to understand that the only stable, lasting place to find their identity was in him. He uses the language in Isaiah 63 and 64 of God as Father.
We are very comfortable with this understanding of God now, especially because of the Lord's Prayer, but it is quite rare in the Old Testament. As our earthly families give us an identity, our relationship to God as our Heavenly Father gives us an eternal family and permanent identity. We do not have to fear abuse, alienation, or abandonment from our loving Father; we can rest in him.
As we consider who we are, we should always rest in the fact we are a loved, permanent child of God. No matter what we do, this is always who we are.
Father God, thank you that you are my father. Thank you that in you I have an eternal family and permanent identity. Amen.
How should our permanent identity in Christ impact our lives?
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