Never a Worm Again

“We’ve been programmed to think of identity as inseparable from behavior. But God doesn’t look at it that way. He doesn’t determine identity by behavior but by birth. A person born into the family of God receives a new identity.”

“It is important to see yourself as God sees you. If you were to see a butterfly, it would never occur to you to say, ‘Hey, everybody! Come look at this good-looking converted worm!’ Why not? After all, it was a worm. And it was ‘converted’. No, now it is a new  creature, and you don’t think of it in terms of what it was. You see it as it is now–a butterfly.”

“In exactly the same way, God sees you as His new creature in Christ. Although you might not always act like a good butterfly, the truth of the matter is you are never going to be a worm again!”

“Don’t believe the lie that you are a worm. You are a butterfly. Remember who you are! Your identity is determined by your birth not your behavior. Why would a butterfly want to crawl around in the mud?”

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, ALL things have become new.”                -II Corinthians 5:17

(Excerpt from “Grace Walk” by Steve McVey)