As the Born-Again Child of God: –
You are blood washed with the blood of Jesus shed on the cross at cavalry. “And according to the law, almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood, there is no remission. Therefore, the copies of the heavens’ things needed to be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another— He then would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. Still, now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” (Hebrews 9:22-26).
Your Sins are Forgiven. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
You are a child of God. “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore, the world does not know us because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it is not yet revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” (1John 3:1-3).
You are anointed and filled with the Holy Ghost. “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Ephesians 1:13). “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;” (Ephesians 2:1).
You are a kingdom citizen. You are an heir of the kingdom, a joint heir with Christ. “And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 3:29). You are seated with Christ in the heavenly places far above principalities and powers. “even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:5-6).
You Have a Hope Secured. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance [b]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:3).
You are no more a stranger. “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” (Ephesians 2:19).
Now that you are the apple of God’s eyes 🙂 How do you remain focused?
Set Your Eyes on Things Above
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, appears, you will also appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
The character of the New Man
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” (Colossians 1-17).
You may connect to the song “Jesus keep me near the cross” on YouTube