"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12

Lord Jesus, Today help me to remember who I am in you and to live my life out of that identity. I often assign myself an identity based on how well I am doing in my life as your follower. I often look at my identity as something that needs to be achieved rather than something that is received. Help me to remember who I am as I live for you today. I am one of your chosen people. Yes, Father, out of all this world you looked at me and chose me in your Son Jesus to be one of your own. I am not just one in a great crowd of people; I am one of your chosen ones. I am holy too! Your Son, washed my sins away and clothed me with his perfect life. I can say that through faith I am holy and perfect, blameless and blemish free. And on top of all that, I am dearly loved. I am dear to you, precious in your sight. Help me, Father, to remember who I am and live my life out of that. I am yours! Help me live my life as the child of God, the holy child of God, the loved child of God that I am. Let this truth guide and even control my thinking. Let this truth govern my loving and my living. Amen.

The disciplined life of the disciple follows and flows out of this complete and perfect identity. We are not in pursuit of this identity; we already have it as baptized children of God.