You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself] and the father of lies and of all that is false.
One of the devil’s favorite lies is to tell us we have no value and are worthless. He loves to make us feel guilty, condemned, insecure, and unconfident. But the truth is in God’s Word.
What we do is not who we are. Dave and I have four adult children. When they do something we don’t like, they don’t stop being our children, nor do we stop loving them. Similarly, God is our Father, and He never stops loving us. He sees us through our faith in Jesus. If you have received Jesus as your Savior, then you are considered to be “in Christ,” and He is in you. In Christ, we become new creatures; old things pass away, all things are made new, and we are made right with God (2 Corinthians 5:17, 21). The thief (the enemy) comes only to steal and kill and destroy, but Jesus came that we might have and enjoy our lives to the full (John 10:10).
One of the most life-changing lessons I have learned is that you cannot enjoy your life if you don’t enjoy yourself. You are with yourself all the time, and if you don’t like, love, and enjoy yourself, you will be miserable. Today, start loving the creation God made you to be with His own hand while you were in your mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).
Prayer of the Day: Lord, help me see myself as You see me, loved and valued. Teach me to embrace who I am in Christ, fully confident in Your love and grace. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
