2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come, The old has gone, the new is here" NIV

The children's movie Tarzan, is a perfect illustration of what a huge difference it makes in life when you have the right belief about yourself. As the story goes, Tarzan was born in the jungle, and when he was still a baby, his mother and father died. A female gorilla found him and brought him back to her home, and “raised” him as her own. He soon walked, and talked, and ate like a real gorilla.

Then one day as he got older, he and his gorilla brothers came across some human beings as they were exploring the jungle. They all laughed at them, thinking that they were strange looking creatures.

Then one day, as Tarzan went down to the lake to drink water, his life was forever changed. As he bowed down to drink, he saw his own image in the still waters. WHAT? He ran to find his mother. Comparing his own hand with the hand of his gorilla mother, he understood the truth about his birth for the first time in his life. He was not a gorilla! He was a human being, just like those he had seen visiting the jungle.

Now he had a choice to make, would he continue living as a gorilla, or start living like who he really was? He made his choice, and gradually he started to walk talk and eat like a human being…to become who he really was.

Real transformation happens when we discover who we really are. Right believing produces right living. As we look into the mirror of God’s Word, we too will discover who we really are. Then we need to make a daily choice, to live who we really are. The new creation has come, the old is gone! 1John 4:17 says, "as He is so are we in this world". Who is the He? Jesus. As Jesus is, so are we in the world…victorious, healthy, prosperous, and living the abundant life.