In today's devotional, we're going to look at the opportunity God gives us every day to simply be who we are.

His pursuit of our hearts frees us as we experience his unconditional, all-encompassing love.

So, as we open our hearts to his loving pursuit today,

I pray that God would do a mighty work of freedom in our hearts.

Welcome to the First of Team podcast. Our verse for today comes from Psalm 139, verse 13, where scripture says,

You formed my inward parts.

You knitted me together in my mother's womb.

God will never ask you to be anyone other than who you are.

He's not asking you to be just like other believers. He's not asking you

to copy those around you that seem to be well liked or accepted. So often we view God as a parent

who spends all his efforts trying to fix us on the outside that we might keep up appearances.

But it couldn't be more the opposite. God doesn't spend time trying to cover up who we are.

Rather, he devotes himself to uncovering who we truly are, who he made us to be.

Psalm 139.13 says,

for you formed my inward parts.

You knitted me together in my mother's womb.

God formed you wonderfully and uniquely.

He gave you a personality in calling all your own.

He sees past all the exteriors we create to try and fit in.

He sees through all our efforts to cover up what makes us unique and different.

He sees us for who we really are.

And he's calling us to cast down our facades and live out of the revelation that we are already

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