Who am I?

No, I am not having an identity crisis. Rather I would like to give you a little “food for thought.” I recently heard the following quote: “Remember who you are and to Whom you belong". In pondering this saying, a conversation that I had with a pastor’s daughter just the other day comes to mind. It was while we were making small-talk about her job that she made the comment that if she were to have certain responsibilities that others at the same job have (but thankfully she doesn’t have these responsibilities), her dad’s Christian testimony and reputation could be ruined. That comment in itself shows that she values her dad's reputation; she has in the back of her mind who she is.

Who am I? Not only am I Angie Lehrman, daughter of Jerry and Bev Lehrman, but I am also a Christian, a “little-Christ”, and I belong to Christ! In every sense of the word, I truly am a Daughter of the King, the highest King of all! It is relatively easy to be concerned about the reputation of one’s family members--those who are physically present--for the family-relationship is something graspable, it is concrete. But what about the reputation that we believers give to our heavenly Father, the One Who we can’t see, yet is the most important One of all?

When we are among non-believers, what impression do they get of our Heavenly Father? Or do we even care at all about that? How do others, even other Christians, see us? Are we a clear reflection of the character of Christ in us? The fact the Christ is living in us should be very evident to anyone who comes in contact with us!

Being a Child of the King should affect every single aspect of our lives--not only our weekend habits of going to church, but also our weekday activities. It should determine our priorities, our conversation, our “when no one is around” activities, and even the most seemingly insignificant tasks such as the time we rise in the morning. It all reflects our focus on Christ and how important He is in our life.

We Christians are recipients of the greatest Gift ever given, the highest privilege of being called a “child of God; we are partakers of the Inheritance, we have been delivered from the darkness of sin, we have redemption and forgiveness of sin, we are strengthened with divine Strength, we are reconciled with Him. This long list, taken primarily from Colossians 1, does not even begin to scratch the surface of everything of who we are in Christ. Does that not put any weight on the great responsibility that we have , then, to live a life worthy of that which we have been called to live?

Col 1:10

"That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God."