There's this funny thing about identity. You will always have one, but you may never know what it is, how you got it, or how you could get rid of it if you didn't like it. On Wednesday night, Chase talked about using God's Word as a mirror into you life. Specifically, he told you to "...pick up your Bible, pick up a mirror." Well, they're the same thing. In the Revealed series so far, we've imparted on you the importance of viewing the Bible as more than just a group of bedtime stories, but a living and breathing entity that has been at work throughout history and has the power to change your future. We want you to feel a closeness with Scripture; we want you to trust it and trust the God who spoke it. And we want for you to need it so desperately that you hide it deep within your heart so that you may be pure (Psalm 119:9).
Your life is a continuation of God's story, the Bible, and you are therefore given identity through every word written in it. If your life is so intricately intertwined with God's story, then how can you live, how can you act, how can you even breathe without it? Your Bible isn't just a book, it's your story, it's your identity. Chase talked about getting over yourself; stop preparing to act and get going! The Word empowers you to go forth in God's Spirit to change people and situations around you. Now that you know, you have no excuse.
Next week we're taking a break to fellowship at the Summerfest concert. The following weeks we'll be approaching the messages that God has for you as young men and women living in this world. We love you, and we don't want you to miss those lessons!
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