“In this new creation life, your nationality makes no difference, or your ethnicity, education, or economic status—they matter nothing. For it is Christ that means everything as he lives in every one of us!” (Colossians 3:11 TPT)
Labels make it easy to sort people into categories: young, old, Black, White, Native, foreigner, religious, secular, Christian, Muslim, conservative, liberal, Republican, Democrat, urban, rural, male, female, married, single, lazy, productive, strong, weak, educated, uneducated, rich, poor, worthy, unworthy--the list is never-ending. We define ourselves and others based on a worldly value system. This identity, shaped by external elements and opinions, is deformed.
When we allow others to define us, we give them power over us.
Our lives were once deformed by things and feelings.
Now, we know better.
Now, we are aware that we are formed from the inside. External circumstances and labels are just stickers that have nothing to do with our true identity. Our nationality, ethnicity, education, economic status--they matter nothing. For it is Christ that means everything as He lives in every one of us! Let us submit to His power over us and not hand it over unthinkingly to the world. We are defined by Christ--nothing less!
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