Yes and Amen!

“For all the promises of God

in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen,

to the glory of God through us.”

    2 Corinth. 1:20 (NKJV)

The Bible is filled with God’s promises and they are all true.  What a comfort that is to believers in Christ!  God and His word are not shifting sand, but a firm foundation for us to rest upon, an anchor for our lives.  At the church where I attend, our pastor is finishing up a Wednesday evening study in our identity in Christ.  We’ve studied promises of God that identify true believers in Christ.  Although there are more than are listed below, I thought it would be helpful to share these truths and the Scriptural basis for them:

               --Child of God (Romans 8:14-15);

               --Joint heir with Christ (Romans 8:17);

               --Unconditionally loved (Romans 8:35-39);

               --Unconditionally accepted (Eph. 1:6);

               --Forgiven (Col. 2:13);

               --God’s temple (dwelling place) (1 Corinth. 3:16);

               --New creature/creation (2 Corinth. 5:17);

               --Free from sin’s dominion (Romans 6:6-7, 11-18);

               --Servant of righteousness (Romans 6:18-19);

               --God’s workmanship (Eph. 2:10);

               --Christ’s friend (John 15:15);

               --Enemy of the devil (1 Peter 5:8);

               --Stranger/pilgrim in this world (1 Peter 2:11);

               --Will be like Christ one day (1 John 3:2);

               --Citizen in heaven (Eph. 2:19; Phil. 3:20);

               --Salt of the earth (Matt. 5:13);

               --Light of the world (Matt. 5:14-16);

               --Part of the true Vine (John 15:1-2);

               --Servant of God (Romans 6:22);

               --Have the mind of Christ (1 Corinth. 2:16);

               --Bought with a price (1 Corinth. 6:19-20);

               --Established, sealed and anointed in Christ (2 Corinth. 1:21-22);

               --Been made righteous (2 Corinth. 5:21);

               --Minister of reconciliation (2 Corinth. 5:18-19);

               --Ambassador for Christ (2 Corinth. 5:20);

               --Member of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood and a holy nation (1 Peter 2:9-10);

               --Seated with Christ (Eph. 2:6);

               --A saint (Romans 1:7);

               --Possession of Christ (1 Corinth. 6:19-20)

               --Expression of His life (Col. 3:4);

               --Blessed (Eph. 1:3);

               --Have access to Him (Hebrews 4:16);

               --Have a divine purpose (2 Corinth. 5:14-15);

               --Have the spirit of power, love and a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7);

               --Have God’s promises (2 Peter 1:4);       

               --Complete in Him (Col. 2:10).

If you trust in Christ as Savior, if He is Lord of your life, then this is your identity.  For God “has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Eph. 1:3). What glorious promises of God that we can know and take to heart! And all these promises in Christ are Yes and Amen! Meditate on them and let them bring you strength, assurance and joy.