"'You are my witnesses'-the Lord's declaration-'and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. No god was formed before Me, and there will be none after Me.'"
Isaiah 43:10
As God's people, we belong to Him. Notice the possessive language used by God in describing us: "my witnesses" and "my servant". Our lives are completely defined by who we are as God's possession. Properly understanding this will cause us to arrange our lives differently than our worldly counterparts, and perhaps differently from our fellow believers who are struggling coming to terms with the reign of a sovereign and jealous God. Ask yourself this difficult question: Am I living my life as the possession of God, biblically content to have my identity and desires defined by Him? Or am I living my life as though it belongs to me, attempting to find a meaning and purpose apart from Him?
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