{"id":409,"date":"2025-07-03T00:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=409"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:34:25","slug":"july-3-whom-am-i-in-christ-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-3-whom-am-i-in-christ-appointed\/","title":{"rendered":"July 3–Whom Am I in Christ? — Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Christ I am: \u00a0APPOINTED
\n<\/u>\u201cYou did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 –Jesus—John 15:16 NKJV<\/p>\n

Doesn’t reading that verse just make you feel so good! Isn’t it amazing to read that Jesus said He chose you!\u00a0 He chose YOU and appointed YOU to go and bear fruit!
\nHe has a plan just for you to fulfill for Him. \u00a0You aren\u2019t just here for no reason.\u00a0 You aren\u2019t just biding time until Christ returns, or until you go to heaven.
\nNo, God has good works He wants you to do.\u00a0 Jesus came to earth with a purpose and a plan for you.
\nThat purpose and plan was to bring redemption for you, so you could be brought into the Kingdom of God, but also that you would do God\u2019s work here on earth.
\nHe has appointed you to bear fruit that will last and bring Him glory.<\/p>\n

So, rejoice that the God of the Universe has chosen you to do His work here on earth, and then go forth daily asking Him what He wants you to do for Him so that you can bear fruit that lasts.
\nAnd remember, you can do whatever He asks you to do, because in Christ you are Able to do all things, you have His strength and you are All Sufficient, Abounding in grace, and therefore Abundant in good works.\u00a0 Live daily in His plan and purpose, bearing fruit and bringing Him glory!\u00a0 I guarantee you it will be an amazing journey and you will have a full and joyous life!<\/p>\n

Blessings to you as you bear fruit today!
\n\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org
\n(If you are not yet a believer in Christ, I invite you to visit the\u00a0 GOD’S PLAN<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>page on our website to learn how to become one. It will be the best decision you will ever make.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Christ I am: \u00a0APPOINTED \u201cYou did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 –Jesus—John 15:16 NKJV Doesn’t reading that verse just make you feel so…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[505],"tags":[508,513,514,512,522,520,45,521,3,523,519,518,3306,30,32,506],"class_list":["post-409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-who-am-i-in-christ","tag-able","tag-abounding","tag-abundant","tag-all-sufficient","tag-appointed","tag-bear-fruit","tag-believers","tag-chosen","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-god-of-the-universe","tag-gods-plan-and-purpose","tag-john-1516","tag-july-2025","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-who-am-i-in-christ"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/APPOINTED-John-15.16.jpg?fit=422%2C422&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":412,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-4-who-am-i-in-christ-assured\/","url_meta":{"origin":409,"position":0},"title":"July 4–Who Am I in Christ? \u2013 Assured","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"July 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In Christ I am: \u00a0ASSURED And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.\u00a0 Romans 8:28 NKJV Believers, in Christ we are assured that all things will work together for good for us because\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Who Am I in Christ?"","block_context":{"text":"Who Am I in Christ?","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/who-am-i-in-christ\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ASSURED-Romans-8.28","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ASSURED-Romans-8.28-1.jpg?fit=422%2C422&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":511,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-31-who-am-i-in-christ-summary\/","url_meta":{"origin":409,"position":1},"title":"July 31–Who Am I in Christ\u2014Summary","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"July 31, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"July 31--Who Am I in Christ\u2014Summary Fellow Believers, for the past thirty days we have seen daily just who we are in Christ. 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