Restoration of Identity

First15 Devotional

First15

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Today we continue our week on the parable of the prodigal son, by looking at the son’s restoration of identity. The way we see ourselves changes our lived experience of every day. And the world around us often sends us a totally different message about who we are than who our Father in heaven says we are.

May God align our perspective with his today, as we apply the restoration of identity from Jesus’ story to our own lives.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Peter 2:9, and today's worship is

Graves into Gardens by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake.

Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast on restoration of identity.

If you’re looking to spend more time in reflection on who you are in Christ, I want to encourage you to listen to an original First15 worship song called “New.” There’s a link to the video in the description below. Engaging in worship centered around who we are in Christ is a great way to establish a firmer foundation of our new nature in God. So if that’s a need you have, I hope you’ll take some time today to go deeper with God in worship.

Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.

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0:00.0	In today's podcast, we continue our week on the Parable of the Prodible Son by looking
0:09.2	at the son's restoration of identity.
0:12.2	The way we see ourselves changes our lived experience every day, and the world around us
0:18.2	often sends us a totally different message about who we are
0:21.5	than who our father in heavens as we are.
0:25.0	May God align our perspective with His today
0:27.7	as we apply the restoration of identity from Jesus' story to our own lives.
0:34.2	Welcome to the First 15 podcast.
0:50.3	The restoration of identity to the rebellious and wayward son in the story of the prodigal son is perhaps the greatest example of God's heart to restore you and me as his children. In the story, the rebellious son returns to the father, hoping solely to be allowed to serve
0:55.5	his father as one of his slaves.
0:58.0	But as the son approached his home, the father ran out to meet him and immediately brought
1:03.4	restoration to his identity as a good and pleasing son in his eyes.
1:08.9	2 Corinthians 517 says, therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
1:14.8	The old has passed away.
1:16.2	Behold the new has come.
1:18.2	Through faiths in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we have been transformed
1:23.1	from a rebellious and sinful people into reflections of our Savior.
1:28.3	God ran out to meet us at the point of our greatest weakness and clothed us with a new
1:33.9	nature that we might no longer sin against them, but live with them in glorious, powerful communion.
1:41.5	Isaiah 43-1 says,
1:43.2	Fear not, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name. You are mine.
1:49.9	Our father saved us from a life of wandering and searching for who we are, and has called
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