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What Are You? What Are You? Today's Devotional Read: Galatians 3:26–4.7 Bible in a Year: Amos 4–6; Revelation 7 In Christ Jesus you are all of God through faith. Galatians 3:26 When I walked into the ice cream shop with my five-year-old biracial , the man behind the counter glanced at me and stared at my . “What are you?” His question and harsh tone triggered the all-too-familiar anger and heartache I’d experienced growing up as a Mexican-American who didn’t fit stereotypes. Pulling Xavier closer, I turned toward my Black husband as he entered the store. With eyes narrowed, the store clerk completed our order in silence. I prayed silently for the man as my listed the flavors of ice cream he wanted to try. Repenting of my bitterness, I asked God to give me a spirit of forgiveness. With my light-but-not-white complexion, I’d been the target of similar glares accompanying that same question over the years. I’d struggled with insecurities and feelings of worthlessness until I began learning how to embrace my identity as God’s beloved . The apostle Paul declares that believers in Jesus are “all of God through faith,” equally valued and beautifully diverse. We’re intimately connected and intentionally designed to work together (Galatians 3:26–29). When God sent His to redeem us, we became family through His blood shed on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins (4:4–7). As God’s image-bearers, our worth cannot be determined by the opinions, expectations, or biases of others. What are we? We’re of God. When have you doubted your value as a person due to the opinions, expectations, or biases of others? How does knowing all God’s are His image-bearers help you love those who are different from you? Father God, please help me to see myself and others through Your eyes. Help me love with Your heart as I come into contact with people who are different from me. 
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