Labels - Poem
We do not have to conform to the labels that seek to limit us. When we find our identity in what God says about us, we can rest in His love as well as live in freedom. His words are the only ones that truly matter. He calls us loved, forgiven and redeemed.
Labels.
They identify, categorize and limit
They seek to quantify what God intricately knitted
They say “you are this”
Or “you are that”
But what if it didn’t have to be like that?
Instead of being branded by wealth or appearance
Position, features or standard adherence
What if we really had a different make up
Church, I think its time to wake up
To shake up
The lies the world made up
You are marked, branded and sealed
By the Spirit who knows the real deal
He took us from rags to riches
He rescued us from our deepest ditches
And provided more than all our imagined wishes
He saw us at our worst
And brought out the best in us
He took us broken and made us whole
When we were empty
He made us full
He has scars on His hands
To show that His grace still stands
Sufficient.
This is why I am insistent
That we do not settle for the limitations of this world
When the world does not know who made it
How can it define who changed it?
We go on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
All of the opinions of others we hold in our hand
But the Word of God is the comments section
The pathway to connection
With the God who breathed out all creation
It is the message of salvation
And the only source of identity revelation
We can go from one thing to the next
Trying to fill a void through seeking to impress
Through putting on a face that isn’t even ours
Through spending years chasing after stars
But the stars flicker for a moment
And soon burn out
Trends change like the tide
And yet we are unsure
Wondering if there is something more
To you who are far and to you who are near
I want to make one thing clear
You are not accidentally here
Before you were born
God handcrafted your beauty
Designing you to reflect His glory
Was His delighted duty
You are a mystery
A pearl of great price
You are not defined by the comments you read on your mobile device
Labels, yeah, they talk
They say “fit into my little box”
They mock
Stay in here
Go right there
But Jesus took those labels and wrote in grace
On the cross, He put those puny names in their place
And the scars on His hands He will never erase
So, the next time you get called a name
Remind yourself that Jesus came
That all the blame and shame was put on Him
So that you would never be defined by any label again.
You are a son
You are a daughter
A child of the Good, Good Father