Scripture reveals that God chose and formed us from the beginning to be his beloved children, treasured possessions, and royal heirs.
Scripture on Identity
Ephesians 1:4-6
New Testament
"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will — to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves."
Jeremiah 1:5
Old Testament
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
Psalm 139:13-16
Old Testament
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
1 Peter 2:9
New Testament
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
The Bottom Line
You are infinitely precious and have an eternal identity in Christ.
Try Today
Meditate on one or more of these verses, and thank God for knowing you and choosing you to be his own.
Prayer
Jesus said, 'Ask and it will be given to you' (Matthew 7:7).
Heavenly Father, I stand in awe that You knew me before the foundation of the world and chose me to be Your child. You formed me in my mother's womb and have ordained all my days. Help me to rest in the truth that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and that my identity is secure in Christ. When I struggle with insecurity or self-doubt, remind me that I am Your special possession. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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