You know who Clark Kent is, don’t you? He’s
the mild-mannered newspaper reporter for the Daily Planet. But he also has another identity. He’s Superman. (Forget
about those other guys in the movies who tried to play him. That’s the REAL
Superman in the picture.)
I loved the disguise he wore—a pair of
glasses. Once he put on those glasses, no one knew that he was actually Superman.
He had an identity as a newspaper reporter on planet Earth but had supernatural
powers because he came from the planet Krypton. Whenever he needed to rescue
someone, he ran into a phone booth or alley, took off his glasses—and I guess
he must have worn that outfit under his clothes—but he came out with his new
identity as Superman.
Clark Kent and Superman is just a story, but
in some ways that’s a picture of a Christian’s dual identity. We have an
identity here on earth through our physical birth, but we also have a heavenly
identity though our spiritual birth, which gives us supernatural power. Romans 8:11 says “The Spirit of Him who
raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you.” Jesus was raised from the dead by
the Holy Spirit and that same Spirit lives
inside of you. That’s supernatural power.
Here’s another fact
about your identity as a believer. “If anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new
creation. Old things have passed away and new things have come” (2 Cor. 5:17).
Although people may recognize you by your physical appearance, God sees you as
one of His children.
Two identities—you
have an identity from earth and an identity from heaven. See yourself as God
sees you. Believe everything that God says about you. Don’t listen to the lies
of the enemy. As you grow as a child of God, you will learn more and more about
who you really are. And that’s the truth that sets you free!
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