Highly Valued Mist

In the message "More Than Grasshoppers" we considered
the spies who were sent into the promised land to
evaluate the enemy. We saw that without a proper
understanding of God and how we fit into His plan, the
enemies in our life will always appear as undefeatable
giants.

This sense of walking among the giants causes many of
us to struggle with insecurities, low self esteem, and
general feelings of inadequacy. While it's true we
are called to: "in humility consider others better
than ourselves" (Philippians 2:3), we also must walk
with a sense of identity, purpose, and worth. And
while it's true that in the context of eternity we are
"a mist that appears for a little while and then
vanishes" (James 4:14), this seemingly insignificant
"mist" is dearly loved by the Creator of the Universe.

Our real sense of identity, purpose and worth, will
only be realized as we understand that our value is
never attained through the things of this world which
all pass away; it only comes from our Heavenly Father
who has adopted us as His child and made us an heir of
His Kingdom!

"You received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we
cry, 'Abba, Father.' The Spirit Himself testifies
with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we
are children, then we are heirs - heirs of God and
co-heirs with Christ." Romans 8:15-17

The eternal inheritance we receive through this
adoption makes everything of the world seem extremely
insignificant. We are a child of God! This is our
identity. While we walk on this earth, we are being
"conformed into the likeness of His Son" (Romans
8:29). This is our purpose. And in our adoption, we
are made "co-heirs with Christ." This is our worth!

As this world tries to pull us down, let's remember
our Father owns ALL; "Every animal of the forest is
Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills" (Psalm
50:10). He owns it all, created it all, and nothing
is beyond His reach. As others try to continually
show us our faults and put us down, let's remember
that Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us - one
day we will be made perfect and walk down streets of
"pure gold, like transparent glass" (Revelation
21:21).

Let's pull these truths together into a victorious
Christian life. Let's hold on very loosely to
anything of the world which artificially determines
our worth and passionately cling to our worth in
Christ; "For what is seen is temporary, but what is
unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Let's live
our life as a "vanishing mist" while remembering we
are co-heirs with Jesus in the Kingdom of God - let's
live as an honored, protected, and highly valued mist.

Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries

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"No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his
love has been brought to full expression through us." 1 John 4:12

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