January 14th, 2025
God is Your Creator: Where Your Fundamental Identity is Found
Beloved Kinney,
I picked up a little book (at the recommendation of Seth Dickinson) called Experiencing the Trinity by Joe Thorn. It’s been good for my soul! I commend it to you.
Each chapter consists of a few pages of reflection on an attribute or work of each person of the Trinity, with application to our lives. Writing on God the Father as Creator, here’s what the authors says, “To say God is Creator is to say he is the one in whom you find your identity and purpose…You exist because God chose to make you. And when he made you, he made you for himself.” (pg.26)
This was a refreshing thought to me. What comes to mind first when I think of God as Creator is usually something like, “He is my authority. He is my ruler. He is sovereign overall.” But to consider God as Creator means he is my source of purpose and identity, is important, as well.
The author continues, “Your value is not found in your uniqueness or your individuality. It is found in the God who created you in his own image…You were made by God, for God.” (pg.27)
Would you spend a few moments reflecting on this truth today? Ask the Lord to help you trust where your purpose and identity is found—in him, the One who made you for himself.
Love,
Pastor Josh