SCRIPTURE: 1John (NIV) 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
OBSERVATION: In His great love, our Heavenly Father has called us His children. “And that is what we are!” That is reality. We are God’s children.
Yes, He is our creator. And being the creator, He knows the purpose for which we were made. And knowing the purpose, He is best suited to be the law giver. He is God-Almighty! He is wisdom and full understanding all wrapped into one,
Yet the disciple whom Jesus loved wrote in his gospel “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life!” (John 3:16) And here he calls Him “Father,” and writes that the Father has “lavished” His love on us! His extravagant love is seen in that He has called children that had wondered entangled in sin but were now redeemed by the blood of His Son, Jesus—He calls us “children of God!”
APPLICATION: Through the regeneration of being born again, we are children of God! We are related in Christ Jesus. In us dwells a life that is created by God and born-again as children of God! We are brothers and sisters! We share the same life source. We share the same promises of eternity!
PRAYER: Lord, what a great family you have, on every continent and in every nation. May our love for You and for each other cause you much joy and bring you much honor. Amen
Pastor Leon
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