You have what it takes not because of who you are and what you can do in the power of your flesh but because of who Christ is!

John 1:2 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:  13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.  14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Being born again has nothing to do with our will or our own power.  It has everything to do with the will of God and the power of God.

Once you become born again, you have what it takes!

We just read of how Jesus was full of grace and truth.  Jesus was full of something!  You are full of something, too!

John 1:16 From his fullness, we all received grace upon grace.

You are full of His fullness!  Whatever He was full of, you now are full of.  You have received grace upon grace!

God gave you favor to receive favor!  How can that be improved on by any attempt in the flesh?

When we stand in the confidence of the finished work of Christ, we partake of His fullness, and it brings forth the fruit of grace at work in us.  In Christ, you have what it takes!

1John 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.  17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

As He is, so are we in this world!  As He is present tense.  He is seated at the right hand of the Majesty on High, delighting in the glory He had with His Father before the world began.  There’s no separation between Him and His Father.  We are to walk in His fullness while on this earth, enjoying the benefits of acceptance and deep relationship with the Father because of our position in Christ.

Jesus gave His life to bring us into the joy of knowing the Father and being in union with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus enjoys such unity and connection with the Godhead.  It was His prayer in John 17 that we might be one just as He was one.  It was a prayer of experiencing oneness with God just as Jesus had oneness.  It was a prayer for a deep relationship and all the benefits that come with it.  The odds were stacked in our favor when we came to Jesus!

You have what it takes, and to fully enjoy that reality that is already yours in Christ, you must believe it and take advantage of the privileges of relationship it promises to you.  You already have everything you need pertaining to life and godliness in Christ.  You have what it takes!