Who does He say you are?

"he who overcomes"

Revelation 21:7

Okay, my thoughts today are really a continuation of the past couple of days, so if you haven't read those posts, you might want to.  Yesterday's was on who God is, and the day before was on who we are.  Today's is almost a combination of those.

The Book of Revelation has numerous, beautiful descriptions of God, which I celebrated yesterday.  But it also has reminders and promises of who we are.  When you think, as we did a couple days ago, of how the world sees you, and how you see you, you also need to be aware of how He sees you.

When God makes promises to us, there is a response called for on our part.  Accepting those promises means acting in accordance with who He says we are.  The healed man would never have known he was healed, if he hadn't been obedient to Jesus' command to pick up his mat and walk.

This... is who Revelation says we are:

We are His servants… blessed for reading, and hearing, and keeping those things written in this book… Loved and washed from our sins, in His blood.

We are kings and priests to our God and Father… partakers in the tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ… not tolerating those who are evil… testing those who say they are apostles, and are not.

We are persevering… have patience… and are laboring for His name’s sake.  We have not become weary.

We are overcomers to whom He will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.

We will suffer, we will be tested, we will have tribulation… but if we are faithful unto death, we will receive the crown of life. 

We hold fast to His name, and do not deny His faith, though we are surrounded by those who blaspheme, and commit sexual immorality, and hold to a doctrine of heresy. 

We are saints… Kings… priests… Servants… brethren…

We are those who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ… We are the Redeemed…

We are followers of the Lamb… firstfruits to God and to the Lamb; without deceit and without fault before the throne of God

We are those who have victory over the beast… having harps of God, singing the song of Moses, the servant of God; and the song of the Lamb

We are with Him… called… chosen… faithful… blessed

We are those called to the marriage supper of the Lamb… who have testimony of Jesus

We are those with whom He will dwell… the bride… the wife of the Lamb…

We are those who do His commands, who keep the words of this book… righteous and holy…. We are those who thirst… we are those who hear… who shall reign with Him forever and ever…

~ "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, 

and I will be his God and he shall be My son." ~

Revelation 21:7