You're not who you think you are...

That's an interesting thought isn't it? Now some of you reading this will realize that and accept it. Others...well, it may be somewhat of a challenge. Follow the link below and maybe you'll get a glimpse of what I'm talking about:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/international/2013/11/12/nr-tell-white-supremacist-learns-he-is-biracial.cnn&hpt=hp_t2&from_homepage=yes&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

I think you can agree that would be a bit embarrassing. But here is something more shameful: many of us think we are good the way we are. We don't need changing...everyone else does. Sound familiar? Now, I don't mean to bash anyone but I have it from a very reliable source that there is no such thing as a "good person".

Rom. 3:10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; 

Rom. 3:11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 

Rom. 3:12  All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does    good, not even one.” 

Rom. 3:13  “Their throats are open graves;  their tongues practice deceit.”  “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” 

Rom. 3:14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 

Rom. 3:15  “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 

Rom. 3:16   ruin and misery mark their ways, 

Rom. 3:17   and the way of peace they do not know.” 

Rom. 3:18   “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 

See what I mean? Deep down inside, we are of the same mold, the same material, the same essence as the worst, most degenerate person who's ever lived. How can I say that? Simple: we're all human beings. That's our link. That's our heritage. And there's no escaping it...except one way.

All we can do is change ourselves on the outside. We can't actually change who we are. But Jesus can. Jesus can give you a new identity, a new purpose, a new mindset, a new world-view, a new heart. How does this happen? By making you a part of His family through faith. Look at this:

John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 

John 1:13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 

If you believe in His power to save you from yourself, then you become children of God! That is the victory of life; that is the right you can have...to be a child of the Creator of the universe! Not through how you came into this world or your parents...but because God Himself wants you! You can become the complete child of God.

That's a lot more than 14%. ;)