Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Identity (2 Cor. 5:11-21)

Sometimes we struggle with identity,
We look high and we look low but just don’t see,
What we are bred and born to be. 

Identity is sometimes found in money and power,
But nothing is sure and this almost always goes sour. 
Sometimes we make it all about popularity,
Trying to make a name for our posterity. 
But popularity is often simply fleeting,
One wrong move can send everything reeling. 

So, what defines you and me?
Come, choose to be a disciple and see,
God knows exactly who we are supposed to be!

We are convinced that Jesus died for all people,
But we cannot just proclaim this when we’re near a steeple. 
This sacrificial love is the compelling factor,
In everything we do during this life and after.
We no longer live for ourselves,
We live aimed at God rather than trying to fill our shelves. 

We are a brand new creation,
The old way of living is now the fuel for cremation. 
We are the ambassadors of Christ,
And even though we will never give up being enticed,
We become God’s righteousness,
Through Jesus and his sacrifice.

God’s Word has much more to say,
About whom you and I should be at the end of the day. 
So when you struggle with identity,
Look to Creator, Father and God in order to see,
What we are bred and born to be.  


If you use my poem, just give credit where credit is due.  Thanks.  

Josh

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