Be Assured of Who You Are

The Holy Spirit released in us produces a picture of who Jesus is as He develops us.

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Who Am I?  Have you ever asked yourself that question?  A young woman, caring for her small children, realizes sometimes her own identity gets lost or pushed down.  A sacrificed life for our own needs and desires gets hidden in the urgency of caring for our families.  Then as we age, we are forced into the role of caring for an aging parent.  Such is the circle of life.  

Every one of us is subject to it.  

KINGDOM TRUTH:  Seasons change in our lives, yet one thing never changes:  Who You Are!

Whatever season of life you find yourself in, let me exhort you in who you are:  

You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; You are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.”  Song of Solomon 4: 12

You are a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon.”  Song of Solomon 4: 15

“You are” is a phrase of the past, present, and future  Nothing can take that from you.  Jesus, our Bridegroom-King, has declared it over your life.  

KINGDOM ASSURANCE:  Who you are is who you will always be.  

If the circumstances of life, or making wrong choices, has altered who you are, I suggest you meditate on these couple of verses above, to help you journey back to your true identity, IN Christ.  

You are a garden locked up, awaiting release!  All the fragrance and beauty of God is inside of you, as a beloved of the Lord.  That may be hard for some to digest, but that’s who Jesus says you are.  

A garden is an earthly paradise created by God as a safe enclosure.  I shared about En Gedi, but there is another location that mankind was born into, the Garden of Eden, the garden of God.  

We as God’s children were created as a garden and planted there.  Yes, God has planted us there and is still calling us there.  

In the Book of Beginnings, Genesis, it says, “The Lord God had planted a garden in the east; Eden, and there He put the man He had formed.”  Genesis 2: 8   

KINGDOM ASSURANCE:  We are created in the image of God.  We should not see ourselves any other way.  

Yes, men of God, you are formed in His image to garden dwellings as well.  All of this garden and flower talk, about the Bride of Christ, is for you as well.    Adam was placed in that garden before, woman. Mankind was formed for garden-living and garden-imaging.   

The word “Eden” is a word synonymous with paradise and related to a Hebrew word meaning, bliss or delight.  There is also a Mesopotamian word for Eden, meaning, a “plain.”

It seems plain to me that God has called us His Garden of Delight, to enjoy His blissful, joyful, presence, being free to eat from His garden and savor the view and fragrance that is all around us.   We were not just called to eat, but to “Work it and take care of it.”  Genesis 2: 15  

Without working it, we would live a plain and ordinary life.  We were called to MORE!  Created in the image of God, called to cultivate and plant, activating all the gifts inside of us.  

The Holy Spirit released in us produces a picture of who Jesus is as He develops us.  Who Jesus is, is displayed through our life and through the gifting’s inside.  

KINGDOM ALIGNMENT:  Tap into the MORE and see what God will produce through the Holy Spirit. Let Him unlock that garden inside.  

We were called to Paradise, called to taste and eat, and to be His garden.  Who you are IN HIM, is who you will always be.  The garden created in the beginning is now a place that, IN HIM, we will all enter into, in the end, His garden–His paradise.  We are called to this place, as a newborn, as a newborn believer, and called to the same place as a saint, a saint of old.     

When God took man and woman placing them in His garden, He was placing them in His care, in His heart and in His purpose of who we are.  More importantly, He was establishing us to show us to whom we belong.  

KINGDOM ASSURANCE:  We belong to God, flourishing in Him, bearing His image, releasing His beauty, not ours.  

Who you are, is connected to whom you belong.  Where are you allowing God to take you?  How deep are you permitting?  

He has formed us, to transform us.  This is a continual process of His Holy Spirit.  He cultivates and plants as we yield to being formed and transformed.  The unclear image, we see in the beginning, has now become a display of His beauty, not for only us, but for others to see.  

This is who you are and who you were created to be.  Settle that question today!  

KINGDOM POINT:  You are, because of I Am!

 

 

 


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About the Author

Mary Beth Pecora, a faithful wife, mother, grandmother, friend, worshiper and servant leader, who loves life and loves people. More importantly, she passionately loves God and the fullness of who He is! For twenty-three years she has served in leadership positions within the ministry of Aglow International. Currently, she and her husband serve at The Secret Place--A Psalm 91 Ministry. It's a place for individual folks to come, be exhorted and prayed for, while being ushered to ministry stations within the room. They continue to serve monthly in the Prayer Room at their home church that they have been a part of for almost forty years. In April of 2022 they both received their Ministry License and were Ordained in May of 2023. She delights in encouraging folks of all ages within various walks of life. Her love of writing is now her passion, which led her to publish two books, "Restoration Explosion In The New Year," and "Navigating The Mysteries Of God." Above all that’s been accomplished and concluded, the BEST thing to her is knowing her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is her everything—her very best friend. Visit: Mybelovedsvoice.com