Thursday February 22nd, 2024
« Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that He lets us be called His children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don’t know who we are »
1 See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know Him.
2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but He has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He really is.
3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.
The Christian life is so full of wonders that one of the earliest apostles marveled at the manner of love God showered on us, making us His children (1 John 3:1).
Every genuine Christian has experienced the wonder of being adopted into the family of God as we see in Romans 8:15.
When we consider the benefits and privileges of being a child of the most powerful Personality in Heaven, on earth and anywhere at all, we will begin to appreciate the wonders of being a Christian.
The world cannot understand these benefits, yet they are real.
Some religions of the world cannot come to terms with the fact that Christians call God their Father.
Some people were even upset with me for calling God my Daddy.
However, God is my Daddy indeed.
I told them if their relationship with God stops at calling Him Father, no problem, but He is my Daddy. Period.
- However, one of the implications of this is that we should not trivialize the privilege or take it for granted.
This takes us back to our discussion yesterday on the most important demand on a Christian life holiness.
The child of a lion is a lion.
As Christians, we are called to be perfect as our Father in heaven, purifying ourselves always (Matthew 5:48, 1 John 3:3).
How do we purify ourselves?
The Bible gives the answer in Psalms 119:9 GNT
« How can young people keep their lives pure? By obeying your commands »
A pure and sinless life is very simple if we live our lives according to the word of God.
I have taught it several times that holiness is simply obedience.
You can be considered holy or righteous when you obey God to the last letter of His instructions.
God told Adam “Don’t” but he did and so became a sinner.
Thus, by the Spirit of Jesus Christ and our obedience to His word, we are holy and so fulfil the condition of being His children.
It is important to note that these wonders are reserved strictly for those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Surrender your life to Him too today if you haven’t done so yet, and you will experience the wonders of being adopted into the family of God.
Application – Praise God extravagantly for making you His child.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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