Disciple of Christ

First of all, I have to give mad props to my main man Jarrod for becoming a theme guy at least for this short time and putting it out there to discover who we are in Christ. So, that's what I did today. Well, not completely and entirely, but I did begin to look into it.

Who am I? Like really, who am I? Deep down in my inner most being? Well, first and foremost I am a disciple of Christ. But, what does that even mean? Matthew 10 is one of my favorite chapters of the Bible. Jesus calls his twelve and basically gives them a pep talk and prepares them to go out spreading the good news. First, Jesus gives them the tools they need to heal people/perform miracles. Then, he tells them what to do and warns them and encourages them about their journeys. Well, I couldn't get past Matthew 10:1:

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. (ESV)

Sounds pretty cool, right? What if I said we have the same powers? I love it when I make parallels like the one I made today. So, when I was studying the Bible and beginning my relationship with Christ, I was being healed. I was leaving the evil desires of my youth behind and setting forth on a journey of faith and discipleship. The unclean spirits that Satan had put inside my mind were being banished. By studying the Bible with people and showing them how the Bible is the standard for life, then we, as disciples, are being used to heal diseases and afflictions. Cool, right!? 2 Peter 1:3-4:

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Verse 3 (the first sentence) goes along really well with the first part of Matthew 10:1. God has given us everything we need -- everything we need to fight Satan is included in that everything.  And verse 4 goes quite nicely with the second part of Matthew 10:1. Through the promises God has given us we get to be a part of God's kingdom. We don't have to be tied down by unclean spirits and sinful nature. We are healed through Jesus and by that can heal others through Jesus.

I don't know if that makes any sense to you, but it makes sense in my head and I thought I would share. Anyway, happy new year! Who are you in 2013? For eternity?

Love,

Elizabeth