Identity Theft.
Imagine the horror of waking up to news that you had accumulated hundreds of thousands in debt after someone used your identity for unauthorized purchases (identity theft.) This is exactly what happened to John Harrison, a Connecticut salesman. Jerry Phillips, the twenty year old who stole John Harrison’s identity went on a shopping spree that included purchases to Home Depot, JC Penny, Sears, Lowes and even bought two cars from Ford, a Kawasaki and a Harley. In just four months Jerry Phillips was able to accumulate $265,000 in purchases.
Would you be surprised to know that right this minute, your identity has been breached?
There is someone who knows your name, your address, your social security number, your date of birth. As a matter of fact, he’s also a mind reader. He knows what you’re thinking right now. He knows what you had for breakfast and what’s more, he knows what you’ll eat for dinner, even before you do.
King David said, “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar… you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you Lord know it completely”.
Jesus knows you better than your spouse, your kids..he knows you better than you know yourself, and yet…He loves you!
Surrounded by throngs of adoring followers, Jesus looked up at a little man perched in a tree and called him by name. He knew this man he had never met, and knew Zacchaeus would be up a tree at that exact moment in time.
You can fly to the farthest island, change your hair color, your name, get plastic surgery.Your identity is still you and He not only knows your identity, he created it. And he loves that identity, he loves you.
