Your Identity In ChristSample

JESUS, OUR OLDER BROTHER We all are in need of being saved from the quicksand of our sin. Sandra McCracken, on her album Live Under Lights and Wires, tells a story of two young boys who play together near a river. Sadly, the two boys fall into some quicksand. When the rescue workers finally come, they only find the younger brother standing on top of the sand. When the boy is asked where his brother is, he says, "I'm standing on his shoulders." The older brother had sacrificed himself to save his younger brother. Just like that younger brother, we all are in need of being saved from the quicksand of our sin. Fortunately, Jesus, our older brother, saves us. Read Ephesians 2:1-10 Read through these verses and find ways that Paul contrasted our old nature of sinking in sin with our new nature in Christ. OLD NATURE NEW NATURE Separated from Christ United with Christ Dead Alive Disobedient Obedient Ruled by spiritual evil Sharing in Jesus' rule over spiritual evil Objects of God's wrath Objects of God's affection Walking in sin Walking in good works Prayer Thank God that you are a new creation in Christ. Consider taking this list, writing it down, and taping it to your mirror to remind you of your new identity in Christ.