Will He find Your Name in the Book?

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Will He Find Your Name?

Dear Friends

This was not an easy letter to write, but a needful one just the same. If you are hungry to walk more fully in Jesus, this will stir you to cry out to our Father. If you have allowed sin to dominate you,may this warning awaken you to repent and restore true fellowship in Him.

You probably don’t think much about your “personal identity” until someone asks you for proof that confirms you are who you say you are. If you’ve flown lately, you understand what we’re talking about. Proof has become all the more critical in this age of terrorism — we each carry a burden to prove our identity.

We can learn a lesson from the Older Testament about what happens when you can’t prove your identity. Following the 70 years of captivity in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Babylon (present-day Iraq), the Israelites were permitted to return to Jerusalem. Those who were of the priestly tribe of Levi were called upon to prove that they were in fact priests if they wanted to serve in that capacity and receive the benefits that entailed.

Those with no proof “searched among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood” (Nehemiah 7:64).

The men who couldn’t prove their claim were excluded from the priesthood. Can you imagine how they felt? These men sincerely believed they were priests, descendants of Levi. And possibly they were. But they needed to prove it!

Now, what about us today? Peter’s words are often quoted to assure Christians of their status before our heavenly Father: “But you are a CHOSEN RACE, a royal PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY NATION, a PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). But note this: These promises are not meant for those who think they are “Christians”, but only for those who can prove it.

Ask yourself:

• Are all who call themselves “Christian” really among His royal priesthood?

• More specifically, are you?