Identity Theft
By Mary Ann Wray “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as He is.” 1 John 3: 2 When Jesus was introduced by the Father publically on the day of His Water Baptism and at the beginning of His earthly ministry, the Father announced, “This is my beloved SON, in whom I’m well please. Hear Him.” He didn’t say this is my wonderful Savior, anointed evangelist, deliverance healer, anointed prophet, or any other title. He introduced Him to the world by His identity-a Son….a Beloved Son. However, not everyone heard Jesus’ words, but this reality then and now never dimished His approval by the Father or His sonship. When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary in prophetic fulfillment of Isaiah 7: 14, he said, “You shall bring forth a SON and call His name Immanuel.” In Luke 1: 35 the angel told her that her Son would be called the “Son of G...