If you are at all involved in the ministry I am, or have read much of my writings, you know I can get obsessed with two things, Identity and Kingdom. I am convinced that our identity needs to be in the Kingdom and that the Kingdom shapes our identity. The Kingdom is here and coming is this good news called gospel. Jesus’ work on the cross and raising from the dead began this kingdom reign. We now need to be defined by the gospel, namely, King and His kingdom.
As I prepare for a youth retreat about Identity in Christ here’s what I thought upon:
The curse means your identity is in success, status, power, acceptance of others.
School becomes the breeding ground for this. Education is success. But success in what? This identity becomes unstable because it’s dependent on things that come and go. The Broken Curse and new life in Jesus means our identity is stable, because Jesus overcame death and defeated brokenness, sickness, sin, and replaced it with life and wholeness. He truly is as Peter calls him, the Cornerstone! That’s who I want as my king, namely, someone who can give me stability in who I am.
For His Kingdom 