Listen to today’s devo!

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power . . . to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. (Eph. 3:17–18)

Expanded Passage: Ephesians 3:14-19

There is a rich history passed down from generation to generation, one that will always be around: the art of storytelling. Whether grandparents pass down family memories to grandkids, or locals share origin stories to the next generation, or someone writes a memoir of a life well lived, the telling of these stories changes the hearer. Each story shapes the person receiving the story in a new way.

The same is true of the gospel story: once we step into God’s story and take on the identity of a child of God, our whole life is transformed. God loves you so deeply, and it’s out of that deep love God shows you that you can love God and others. The story of God’s steadfast, transformational love is the story that will never grow old or go out of date. As a child of God, you are invited to participate in God’s story, and oh, what a story you have to tell!

Let God’s story build your identity.

Ashley Gage is an associate chaplain at a Christian university and contributing writer for This Holy Calling: Daily Wisdom from Women in Ministry (WPH).

excerpt from This Holy Calling, WPH

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