Identity- who we are?

Continuation........

3.We are the carriers of His life and are created in His image, nature and likeness. Gen 1:26 – 27, 2:7
God created us in his image, nature and likeness which are why we have His nature and likeness in us.
We don’t live our own nature because we are born of God and He created us exactly in His image.
We no longer do just as we like or want because His seed is in us. His seed abides in us.
1 John 3:9

Can we overcome sin? Yes!!
Why? When we are born of Him, His seed abides in us already.

Joseph could rise and overcome all testing that were thrown at him and still remain pure, uncontaminated because he had the seed of God in him.
He was not merely using his own human will but he draws from what was in him.

He knew who he was in God.
He did not have to call nor pray for God to save him but He knew God has put all that he needs to overcome and rise in him already!!!!
He knew all the answers were inside him and he could go through and pass every test.
Eg: You go to school to be trained. All training given to you is inside of you. Exams are there to test how much in you have understood and comprehend. When you sit for exams, does your teacher give you the answers? No!! The same way, all you need is in you already, when every testing/trials, why do you expect God to give answers then!!

God blessed them and said to them,
“Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Gen 1:28

God command “Be fruitful” meaning we already have the seed to be fruitful.
E.g: You want to plant an apple tree and it grows to be big and bear many fruits. You can’t just stand at any ground and say you be fruitful and grow and bear many apple for me. You must first put in the seed in the ground.

Its starts from there and you do what is required of you and it will be fruitful.
You must see that in you God has put in His seed in you when he formed us that’s why we have the capacity to be fruitful/flourishing. It’s not the ground(environment) but the seed itself have the capacity to be fruitful/flourish. It’s in us NOW!!!

That’s why wherever we park ourselves at which ever ground we can flourish/fruitful!!!
It’s the seed of Jesus Christ!!! We no longer say it’s the people or environment that causes me to sin/fall but we can RISE above every limitations and boundaries!!!

"Increase in number" meaning reproduce.
As we flourish/fruitful, we have the capacities to reproduce just like our Father God.
We can reproduce people carrying the same DNA, image and pattern of God.

That’s why, Paul can say imitate me as I imitate Christ.
Paul was reflecting the very image, nature and likeness of Christ and he could reproduce others of the same kind just by living the life of Christ.

THIS VERY SEED CARRIES THE INDESTRUCTIBLE LIFE AND IT’S IN US NOW!!!
His seed is in us right now!!! We can reflect his image, nature and likeness!!!

We CAN BE THE BREAKTHROUGH BELIEVERS THAT HE WANTS US TO BE!!
We can rise and flourish!!!

In conclusion:
Repeat the following:
I am born of God into the kingdom of God. I am carrying His indestructible life; I can rise and flourish in every situation and circumstances because His seed abides in us. I hold the citizenship to the kingdom of God therefore I belong to the kingdom of God that cannot be destroyed but remains forever and ever!!!! Amen!!!