You are the Bride of Christ

Why is knowing who you are so important? Because if you think of yourself a certain way then you will act a certain way. Satan knows this so he tries to get you to view yourself as anything other than who you really are.

Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
"Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Christ.
For the accuser of our brothers,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.

Yes there is someone who accuses you of being someone you really are not.

Did you know the the Bible never refers to a Christian as a sinner?

So if the Bible never refers to you as a sinner then who is telling you that you are? What if we lived our lives as if we are not sinners instead of saved sinners? Do you see the difference? One is telling you that you are no longer a sinner and the other is saying you are still as sinner who just happens to be saved. It is a lie that Satan uses all the time to trick us into believing something about ourselves that is not true. If he gets you to think that you are someone that has to sin then you will sin. If you believe what the Bible says about you then you know that you no longer have to sin.

Romans 6:6-7 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.

We are free from sin. That means we no longer have to sin. Why do we choose to sin? One reason is because we live as if we have not been freed from the sin. As my friend Brent Gambrell says, "when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he did not say, I hope this helps". No He said it is finished.

2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

God has declared us righteous not because of anything we have done or can do but because of what Christ did on the cross. So if God sees you as righteous then how should you see yourself?

We have all been to a wedding and finally that moment comes,(no not the reception with all the great food) when the Bride comes to the door. It is a moment when a different song is usually played, everyone stands in her honor, and all eyes our focused on this woman who has spent hours getting herself ready for this big moment.As recent shows have demonstrated, Brides go to great lengths to make this day the perfect day. The average wedding cost around $20,000 as Brides try to make themselves and the wedding perfect. As someone who has performed weddings I can tell you that when the Bride comes into the room it is also the time that grooms knees begin to shake as they are overwhelmed with the beauty of their bride. It is a great moment and this is the moment that God is referring to when He calls us His bride. (See Ephesians 5:25-32) He says we are loved like a husband loves his wife.

Do you believe that God views you like that?

Do you see yourself the way God sees you as a Bride?

Too many times we listen to the accusations of the one who hates us instead of the one who loves us. We hear that God cannot love someone who has done that, or no other Christian thinks that way, or God cannot even look at you for all you have done. These are all lies and what it does is make us ineffective as followers of Christ.

Isaiah 38:17Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.

God literally takes the sins that you have done and He throws them behind His back. He cast them away without a care about them because He knows that they are insignificant because they are no more. So when you hear the accusers voice whispering or screaming in your ear, that you are unworthy to be the Bride of Christ, you can no He longer sees your sin but the righteousness of Christ living in you. (Colossians 3:3)

Like every Bride, she has to accept the invitation from the groom to be married. Brides have to accept the invitation or they are not a Bride. If you want to be joined with Christ then you have to accept the invitation He is giving. If you do not accept that invitation then you will not be found Holy, Righteous or perfect. And if you are not found to be any of those things then you will have no union with God.

If that is not something you have done it is as simple as saying yes to God and allowing Him to have your life. Just like a marriage you will become one with Him and the two will become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24) This means that you will take on the characteristics of God.