Who are you? Don't give me your name. Who are you, if you had another name? Someone may say, "I'm a nobody trying to be somebody." Someone else could say, "I'm not sure who I am. How can I know?" Identity theft can be a serious problem with credit cards and reports. It's a greater problem when you don't know who you really are.
If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are somebody who is loved and cherished. Your life has meaning because of who you know. When you know Jesus as your Lord, you are a child of God. That's your identity now and forever. You have a Father who made all things. You have a Lord who died in your place to take away all of your sins. You have eternal life with an eternal family, the family of God. "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name" (John 1:12).
Don't let anyone steal your identity in Christ. As a believer, you have a right to be called a child of God. You are born again into the family of God. No one can take that right away from you. That right was paid at the cross by the blood of Jesus. It is your birthright. You are a child of God by faith in Jesus Christ.
Some may doubt. Others may be confused and uncertain. Many would like to know for sure. Yes, identity theft can be a problem for a child of God who forgets what is written in the Bible, what happened at the cross, and what Jesus has done for you. Doubt confesses, "I hope I'm a child of God. I'm just not sure." Faith says, "I am a child of God, because I'm a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe what the Bible says about me."
